Leiden
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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During his trip, he will also inspect the centuries-old Chola Plates, rings with engraved copper plates, that are being returned to India by Leiden University.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Scientists in Leiden have developed a new antibiotic called EVG7 that can combat the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile using only a very small dose.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
His comedy career has often incorporated his lived experience with a rare blood-clotting disease called Factor V Leiden that almost killed him.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Kaplan, whose Leiden Collection with his wife Daphne Recanati Kaplan includes 17 Rembrandt paintings and a Johannes Vermeer, said proceeds from the Rembrandt sale will help establish an endowment at Panthera.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
That was the winter, 1908, that Nollie and I made a trip to the university at Leiden to pay Willem a visit.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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