Leila

[lee-luh, ley-]

noun

1. a female given name.

Example Sentences

After an encounter with a teen who has run away from the academy, Alex begins to question the institution’s methods, which leads him to Abbie and Leila, who he attempts to help.

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In July, Abdel Fattah's 68-year-old mother, Leila Soueif, who is also a British citizen, ended a nine-month-long hunger strike after receiving assurances from the UK government that it was doing everything it could to secure his release.

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Congresswoman Leila de Lima, then the secretary of justice, investigated the allegations.

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They need to understand "which sources the model considers authoritative within their category," says Leila Seith Hassan, chief data officer at digital marketing agency Digitas UK.

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The children in the series are based on Roker’s own three children: Courtney, Leila and Nick.

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