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
If there be a faker, I hope he appreciates my sympathetic estimate of his knowledge, assiduity, and skill in leger de main.
From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Andrew Lang
This was done and with immediate effect, for our leger lines had scarcely reposed to their mission on the river's bed before both rods were wagging their heads.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
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
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
Especially formative were his friendships with Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, the scholar-dealer who represented Picasso, Braque, Léger and Gris in pre-World War I Paris, and G.F.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Mr Tryner said Bettina Shaw-Lawrence had been a well-regarded artist herself and initially attended art classes by the painter Fernand Léger in 1938.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
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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