as in to like
to show partiality toward
I'm leaning toward sausage on our pizza tonight—we got pepperoni the last three times
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This intensely private man, whose performance-art alter ego became an above-the-title star of stage and screen while he purposefully puppet-mastered in the shadows, doesn’t like the idea of being stuck in the passenger seat of his own story.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Deporting immigrants lacking permanent legal status en masse is the most popular of President Donald Trump’s policy proposals, while territorial expansion is among the least liked, according to new polling.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Another victim, an 85-year-old woman, refused to leave her home as the fast-moving Palisades Fire approached, preferring instead to stay behind with her beloved pets.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Arc’teryx Sabre Gore-Tex Shell Jacket & Bibs Many skiers prefer layering with an uninsulated shell jacket and warmer layers underneath.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Read Next National Do Americans favor deporting undocumented immigrants?—
Kate Linderman,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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And right now the people who favor Ukraine joining NATO sooner rather than later aren’t talking about that at all.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Lean (toward or towards).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lean%20%28toward%20or%20towards%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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