Leland
Americannoun
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In the 1870s, Leland Stanford, the railroad magnate and benefactor of the university that bears his name, funded an effort to find out.
From Slate ● May 25, 2026
“ICE needs to de-escalate,” he told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert on Monday.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
A firm named Leland O’Brien Rubinstein, or LOR, sold put options to protect portfolios.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Even if Chinese military action in the region is unlikely in the near term, such signals are a reminder that Beijing’s ambitions are no longer purely economic, said Leland Lazarus, a Miami-based risk consultant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
Joe was off to college—to that school Leland Stanford had built on his farm near Palo Alto.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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