leger
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leger
1 American
[lej-er]
/ ˈlɛdʒ ər /
noun
Angling.
Léger
2
American
[lay-zhay]
/ leɪˈʒeɪ /
Léger
British
/ leʒe /
noun
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The benefit side of the leger for mega-events is typically split into two categories: The immediate economic boost from the Games and the long-term utility of Olympic projects.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2021
In any intermission of business it was his constant practice to peruse the leger.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler by Samuel Johnson
His leger might be called a book of the black art; for it was little else than fly-tracks and blots, though the last were found of great assistance in rendering the statements satisfactory.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by James Fenimore Cooper
As the story fizzled out, the leger lines having been down for some little time, I thought, and not without reason, that I saw the point of my rod trembling.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
The coeur leger had turned to careless self-love, the impetuosity had become peevish obstinacy.
From The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) by Horace Petherick
“I wouldn’t be chasing that,” said Talley Léger, chief market strategist at the Wealth Consulting Group, noting that any pickup in consumer sentiment based on a reaccelerating economy could crush gold prices.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 1, 2026
“He paid for her to attend college, outfitted her in Tom Ford and Hervé Léger dresses and some $15,000 worth of Cartier jewelry,” Lizza wrote.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
Yet here were dozens of works each by Picasso, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger and Juan Gris, most of them created during a short period in the early 20th century, nearly all of them masterpieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Don’t miss the Hervé Léger “bandage dress” version of Barbie’s first black-and-white-striped dress from 1959.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
Last night we discussed our summer plans, and I shall go over to France on Saturday with Francis, stay three or four days in Paris, and then go down to St. Léger.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington
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