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[lee-der] / ˈli dər /


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Ron Gochez, a leader with Union del Barrio, a community group that has been monitoring ICE activity in the area, said several videos of the North Hollywood incident have been sent to the group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Howell said North Korea "basically has a state-run cyber warfare agency", which it uses "to fund its weapons of mass destruction programmes" and as a "slush fund" for its leader Kim Jong Un's regime.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Boudica was the heroic first-century leader of a rebellion against Rome in Britain, who killed herself after defeat but, in Mr. de la Bédoyère’s words, “lived to enjoy a mythologised mortality.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

However, he left the country in a cloak-and-dagger operation via Argentina and Ecuador, and landed in Florida on Wednesday, where he declared himself the rightful "leader" of Brazil.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

"It's the same wolf pack I saw before. The leader is white. He's the one I saw at Skwentna. He's not just looking for food."

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Like all "Chinese nationals identified as leaders," he could not be questioned by the FBI, a US federal police said in court documents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

At another point in the meeting, Esquivel told leaders of water agencies: “Your commitments are the fastest route to real gains in these rivers. Help us prove it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The leaders of Ralston College attempt to revive our culture by teaching ancient Greek to their humanities grad students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

At the summit in Glasgow, Burnham lobbied the government leaders to devolve "deeper" to the regions of Wales and Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

On July 10, in the Oval Hall of the Kremlin, Nikita Khrushchev spoke to a large group of party leaders, military officers, and atomic scientists.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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