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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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“We are now seeing the conversion of civilian surveillance into wartime intelligence collection,” said Alexander Leslie, a national-security expert at threat-intelligence consultants Recorded Future, who sees a global “soft underbelly” in omnipresent digital eyeballs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The research team, which also included Leslie A. Brick from the University of New Mexico, followed 242 children and their mothers for two years.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Former workers said development of the game was chaotic and accused its boss, Leslie Benzies, of mismanaging the studio.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Leslie Goldman, who lives near Studebaker and Stearns, said large piles of dirt — at times higher than cars — have blocked residents from crossing the street or seeing oncoming traffic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

As I suspected, Leslie does not move in a fast crowd.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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