Leonard
Americannoun
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Sugar Ray Ray Charles Leonard, born 1956, U.S. boxer.
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William Ellery (Channing) 1876–1944, U.S. poet, essayist, and teacher.
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “lion” and “hardy.”
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Bed Bath & Beyond got its start in 1971 when founders Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein opened their first two stores in the New York City suburbs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Leonard, who turns 35 the week after the draft, is entering the final year of his contract.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
Leonard also emphasized the importance of practicing networking skills starting at an early age.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Safeguarding expert Marcella Leonard said that was "not acceptable".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Leonard Hayflick had an especially personal connection with his cell line, WISH, which Gartler had listed as contaminated: he’d grown it using cells from the amniotic sac in which his unborn daughter had once floated.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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