Example Sentences

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At the end of last month, Amazon announced it was axing 14,000 jobs, saying it needed to be "organised more leanly" to seize the opportunity provided by AI.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Amazon is convinced that it needs to be organized more leanly, with fewer layers and more ownership, “to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Amazon has aimed to operate more leanly in light of recent economic uncertainty.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023

The Massachusetts-based disaster relief nonprofit, like so many charitable organizations have for decades, feels the pressure to operate as leanly as possible.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

One of the boys, dark and tall, with the leanly muscled build of an athlete, looked just like Dike.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie