Leah
Americannoun
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Also Lia (in the Bible) the first wife of Jacob.
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a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “weary.”
noun
Example Sentences
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“I think we’re closer to the end in terms of some of these technical factors, and just the speed of the move,” said Leah Traub, a fixed-income portfolio manager at Lord Abbett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"The value in this project is practically unquantifiable," said Berkeley archaeology graduate student Leah Packard-Grams, who consulted on the project as a papyrologist.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
That has “put the Treasury into a lose-lose situation with these buybacks,” said Leah Traub, a fixed-income portfolio manager at Lord Abbett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
University of Melbourne Prof Leah Ruppaner describes the mental load as being invisible, enduring and without boundaries.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Twenty minutes passed, when according to Leah, the raps spelled out, “We will now bid you farewell.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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