Leaner in a sentence

After directing two equally massive studio tentpoles with far greater budgets following “Monsters” — 2014’s “: A Star Wars Story” — Edwards became convinced that there had to be a better, leaner way to make studio movies on a blockbuster scale.

And when you combine that with leverage from a leaner and more effective shared services structure, what you're seeing is the benefits of both growth and an aggressive approach on costs at the same time, which is very, very difficult to execute.

Ek noted that the new "leaner structure" would help ensure the company's "continued profitability," after what he said had been an effort to expand Spotify via investments in the company's content, marketing, and employees.

He wrote in the Financial Times: “Succeed and we can make a leaner, more accountable and inclusive organisation, fail and we lose precious time to fight for our members and a stronger economy and society.

I’ve never been more confident in our ability to emerge from this period as a leaner organization ready for the many opportunities ahead.

Sleep in itself is a ticket to a leaner body.

Target is optimizing its operations to match the scale of its business and becoming leaner, which will result in a total savings of $2 billion to $3 billion over the next three years.

The research firm said it expects phone makers to continue making their portfolios "leaner" this year to avoid cannibalization.

Well-fleshed prime lambs at Dumfries yesterday sold well with leaner types meeting resistance.

Women on TikTok claim the mix of Botox and have helped them get leaner, Barbie-like arms.

A leaner runtime and tighter storytelling could have greatly improved the film’s pacing and emotional engagement.

Giancarlo Stanton spent the offseason getting leaner in hopes of avoiding the leg injuries that have plagued him for much of his time with the Yankees.

He explained that chicken breast is "much leaner", and meant he saved 130 calories and got more protein.

However, the agency is trying to become “leaner and meaner” while also “maintaining a vigorous standard of safety,” Starkey said.

However, with a year of efficiency in the books, investors seem to like what they see with the leaner and meaner social media machine.

That’s Lennox Lewis on Tyson Fury, questioning the Briton’s decision to come into this fight leaner than usual.

These efficiencies contribute to a leaner, more productive organization, where resources are directed toward growth initiatives rather than administrative burdens.

The silver lining behind the cloud of Operation Eagle Claw was that the U.S. special operations community in general, and Delta Force in particular, were restructured, streamlined, and came back leaner, meaner, and stronger than ever.

The treatment can temporarily slim down the circumference and bulk of the calf muscles, which offers a leaner, more contoured look (and should allow your legs to fit into your boots more easily).

When the season ended, he hinted at some changes and opted to shed about 15 pounds to make himself muscular but a leaner version of himself.