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left

[left] / lɛft /
ADJECTIVE
on west side when facing north
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WEAK


ADJECTIVE
politically liberal
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Steve Henson grew up in small-town Nebraska, made his way to California and left for Alaska to be a plumbing contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"They harvested a nerve from his leg to replace part of the nerve that was missing in his left arm," his parents said on the fundraising page, which has so far raised over £67,000.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Nick Florko: It’s a parasite that is spread by human feces, specifically feces that is left out in the environment to mature and gets infectious.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

Five years ago, our mother passed away, and I was left to handle everything.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

He’d been devoted to his diary, documenting everything that he had witnessed since he left New York, including details of the Japanese invasion.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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