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Leroy

American  
[luh-roi, lee-roi] / ləˈrɔɪ, ˈli rɔɪ /
Or LeRoy

noun

  1. a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”


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Auchan and Leroy Merlin owner Adeo Group didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

When I told Leroy about the article I was writing, he immediately remembered a guy he’d met in Green Haven.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

The actor's brothers filed the court petition last week on behalf of their parents, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Auchan and Leroy Merlin are both controlled by France's Mulliez family, which also owns the Decathlon sports retailer.

From Barron's

Leroy maneuvered the car onto the adjacent street as if it had been his plan to turn all along, but it hadn’t.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

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