Leeds
Americannoun
noun
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a city in N England, in Leeds unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire: linked with Liverpool and Goole by canals; a former centre of the clothing industry; two universities (1904, 1992). Pop: 443 247 (2001)
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a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 715 200 (2003 est). Area: 562 sq km (217 sq miles)
noun
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In the 4-2 defeat by Leeds on Sunday, Szoboszlai gave the armband to Jones.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Catherine Peacock from the charity KidzKlub in Leeds has organised about 100 Play Streets across her city in the past few years.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
But against fellow Premier League opposition in Leeds and a solid top-flight striker in Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Liverpool were brutally cut open.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Andoni Iraola's verdict after Liverpool's 4-2 defeat to Leeds in Chicago on Sunday was telling.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“I knew a lady once, Miss Leeds in Springfield, Illinois. She could tell all manner of things about people just by the way they tapped out their messages on a telegraph machine.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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