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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While Leonard suits up in Raptor red for Toronto’s Nov. 2 game versus the Clippers, Ballmer will be required to watch remotely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A stalled trade between the Clippers and Toronto was completed Monday, and Leonard is expected to play for the Ontario franchise he took to a title in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
There will be no protracted battle with the NBA over the league’s conclusion that his Los Angeles Clippers franchise committed several salary cap violations in its relationship with now-former star Kawhi Leonard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The investigation found Leonard received $66 million in cash and equity from four companies facilitated by Ballmer and Clippers executives at the behest of Dennis Robertson, Leonard’s uncle and then-agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
In late August, traveling as George Leonard and Edward Warren, Liddy and Hunt flew to California to conduct a feasibility study for the Ellsberg job.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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