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
But, as the governor urged him very pressingly, Mr. Pepperell consented to shut up his leger, gird on a sword, and assume the title of General.
From True Stories of History and Biography by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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
It was easy to understand, that if they desired peace upon so frivolous a pretext, they would plunge into war with the same frivolity—with a "coeur leger."
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
After lookin over his leger he found that No. 36 stood for Eli Perkins and a grate big bord bill.
From The Bad Boy At Home And His Experiences In Trying To Become An Editor - 1885 by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor
“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
After graduating Wilson won a fellowship that took him to Europe, where he traveled in Italy and France and studied under Fernand Léger in Paris.
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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