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Leslie

American  
[les-lee, lez-] / ˈlɛs li, ˈlɛz- /
Or Lesley

noun

  1. a male or female given name.


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By extension, these kinds of directives are a way of messaging that a woman’s place is in the home, according to Leslie Kern, author of “The Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World.”

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

Leslie Vooris shares some recommendations for elevating your drinking experience by investing in fancy glassware.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Also a no-brainer for Nolan was his choice of Matt Damon, who’d had a key role in “Interstellar” and was hard-nosed master builder Gen. Leslie Groves in “Oppenheimer,” to play Odysseus.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Leslie Holmes, culture and heritage projects manager at the Salford club, said: "This is what I have been working towards since I first came into the building in 2002."

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

“So how did the meeting with Leslie go?” she asked as she put the last box of medicine away.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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