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leary

American  
[leer-ee] / ˈlɪər i /

adjective

  1. a less common variant of leery.


leary British  

adjective

  1. dialect empty

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In 2010, National Geographic named the then-25-year-old one of its adventurers of the year after he and partner Sean Leary climbed three different routes up El Capitan in 24 hours, breaking the speed record for consecutive ascents.

From Los Angeles Times

Kevin O’Leary, the Canadian-born entrepreneur of “Shark Tank” fame, has derided altcoins as “poo-poo coins” in recent interviews — and he doubled down on those comments when speaking with MarketWatch this week.

From MarketWatch

To that end, O’Leary’s main point is that if you want to be investing in crypto — and he indeed holds positions himself — you can best achieve that by simply investing in bitcoin and ether, since the two tokens represent the lion’s share of the crypto market and have an established place.

From MarketWatch

The rest are, well, “poo-poo coins,” in O’Leary’s view.

From MarketWatch

O’Leary insists he’s not trying to be insulting, but says he’s just taking a realistic view of how to put your money in crypto and reap any potential gains.

From MarketWatch