Leyden
Americannoun
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John of. John of Leyden.
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a Dutch cheese similar to Edam, often flavored with caraway seeds, cumin, cinnamon, or cloves.
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Example Sentences
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Leyden said he is also seeing signs of a bifurcated economy, with well-off consumers still spending freely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The Italy-Albania deal has been endorsed by the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyden, who called it “an example of out-of-the-box thinking, based on fair sharing of responsibilities with third countries.”
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024
“The point is every place has its issues, and we do, too, but the narrative that’s out there is just wrong,” Leyden said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024
I couldn’t possibly predict, any more than the 18th-century scholars fiddling with Leyden jars could have foretold ice cream cakes and social media influencers.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
In his original communication to the Electrician, Prof. J. J. Thomson refers to the fact that the luminosity in a tube near a wire through which a Leyden jar was discharged was noted by Hittorf.
From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Martin, Thomas Commerford
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