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If you don’t splurge on an airport lei greeting, pick one up at a local Target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Since the crisis erupted, the interest rates at which Romania borrows have risen, and the lei currency has depreciated against the euro, which reached an all-time high of 5.21 Romanian lei on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

A white lei hung around her neck as she attempted to balance her champion’s plaque awkwardly in one hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025

In return he promised monthly top-up payments of 5,000 Moldovan lei to pensioners, or about £200.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024

I finger the strand, feeling as if the lei has transferred some of its beauty to me.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

One delegate from Hawaii accessorized his kaffiyeh with colorful floral leis.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2024

This month, the state reopened West Maui, even though many blue-collar residents say it is too soon to greet visitors with warm smiles, alohas and fresh flower leis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

But, by Buffett's 2007 "Bama Breeze" tour, I was ready to hang with the adults, draped in fake leis and ready to sing, clap and dance along with my parents and the other Parrot Heads.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023

But his legions of fans, called “Parrotheads,” regularly turned up for his concerts wearing toy parrots, cheeseburgers, sharks and flamingos on their heads, leis around their necks and loud Hawaiian shirts.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2023

I remember that my friends were wearing colorful leis and recently gifted jewelry.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover