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noun

Lé·on

[lee-on; French ley-awn], /ˈli ɒn; French leɪˈɔ̃/, 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.

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How to use Blum in a sentence

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Soon after he was cast in the critically beloved ABC sitcom Happy Endings, on which he played Max Blum.
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Truth is stranger than fiction, however, and no one knows that more than Blum.
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Jamie Reno discusses race and the Mormon religion with author Edward Blum.
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“It has simply been overlooked just how ‘white’ the Mormon Jesus really is,” Blum says.
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Those hostilities still linger among many white conservative Christians, says Blum.
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Blum was considered one of the most eloquent men of the Frankfort Assembly; he certainly was the most popular.
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Robert Blum assumed the leadership of the Saxon democracy in 1848.
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He had regarded Blum as his creature, and his resentment at what he considered his partner's treachery was deep.
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Obviously, therefore, Mr. Maurice Blum was not a person with whom Bale could afford to quarrel.
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He took down the names of the men in the barges, and Peter's name was given as it appeared on the ship's roll—Anton Blum.
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British Dictionary definitions for Blum

Blum

/ (bluːm) /

noun

Léon (leɔ̃). 1872–1950, French socialist statesman; premier of France (1936–37; 1938; 1946–47)

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