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leafs

  • present tense form of leaf (3rd person singular).

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Fans marched to last Thursday’s afternoon game with Qatar wearing Canadian flags draped over their shoulders and headdresses that sprouted small maple leafs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

A bascule bridge is a drawbridge with one or two leafs that open with an upward swing, giving river traffic unlimited clearance.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022

Walking with Gregory6 in bare treed October ash woods—winds blowing brown sere leafs at feet—talking of dead Jack—the sky an old familiar place with fragrant eyebrow clouds passing overhead in Fall Current—

From The New Yorker • Oct. 20, 2019

The barely rustling leafs almost spoiled the effect.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2019

She leafs through them, going “Oh, my” at the particularly good ones.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini