Leiria
Britishnoun
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The Criminal Investigation Department of Leiria is leading the investigation into the two deaths.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
The other four members of the Portuguese group — Catarina, Cláudia, Martim and Mariana — are siblings and cousins who live in the region of Leiria in central Portugal where summer wildfires are common.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
The Leiria was decimated by wildfires in 2017, and the interstitial titles — “Slash and Burn,” “Charred,” and so on — make it clear that a blaze is coming for everyone.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
In Portugal's central Leiria district, tired firefighters battled to control blazes that have been fanned by strong winds.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2022
Excursion to Cintra on the 14th. 15th.—Dined with Pinto Basto and met Fonseca. 16th, to Caldas. 17th, to Alcobaça; then drove on to Batalha, and slept at Leiria.
From Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Laughton, John Knox
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