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However, analysts are still trying to decide whether a shift toward operational leanness will revive the videogame software maker’s struggling stock, which has cratered more than 60% this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Your novel, as translated by Sam Bett, has a leanness in its language and imagery that is reminiscent of a great manga or a movie script.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

In terms of leanness, the campaign is cutting a third of its staff.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2023

Like Cash’s life, there’s a rawness and a poetic leanness to Rendon’s prose.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022

But lately, the leanness of his youth was deserting him at an accelerated pace.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy