leaning
noun
inclination; tendency.
leanings
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pluralof leaning.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Whatever Warsh’s leanings, economists also point out that he is just one voter on a 12-member committee that sets the key U.S. interest rate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
But very few of those one would call progressives, such as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, had those leanings.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Stratton, who stressed her progressive leanings throughout the campaign, defeated two of the state’s congressional representatives, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, and was declared the victor by the Associated Press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
But sometimes the person trying to help you through a weak moment is, for the duration of that task, just a person—not a pundit or podcaster with problematic leanings.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026
In Berlin, he knew, an ambitious liberal democracy with socialist leanings was shedding the husk of its past and guiding the birth of a new republic in the thirties.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
