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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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Principal of Malone Integrated College, Áine Leslie, said she believes "families are going to struggle"

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

You can feel it in how he shoots the house’s severely winding stairs — dangerous for Leslie and Martin to navigate — from occasionally vertiginous angles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

“We’re relieved that the NPC is honoring the will of our members,” said Leslie Chang, a co-chair of DSA-LA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sinèad said she "couldn't believe it" when Leslie was taken to hospital on 8 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

He held my hand and I walked with him toward the van that he and Leslie had arrived in.

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

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