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Leidy

American  
[lahy-dee] / ˈlaɪ di /

noun

  1. Joseph, 1823–91, U.S. paleontologist, parasitologist, and anatomist.


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Leidy Klotz is an engineering professor and behavioral scientist at the University of Virginia, and the author of “In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Karen Parker, a volunteer on site to provide first aid, embraced Leidy as she cried.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Leidy Vanessa Luna Villalba, 23, was thousands of miles from her hometown in rural Paraguay, working as a nanny for relatives of Paraguay’s first lady.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2021

I appreciated the April 18 Outlook essay by Benjamin A. Converse, Gabrielle S. Adams, Andrew H. Hales and Leidy E. Klotz, “We instinctively add new features. Why don’t we subtract?.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2021

Dr. Leidy: Is any Spirit present whom I know, or who knows me?

From Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism In Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert by Seybert Commission, The

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