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[les] / lɛs /




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Schools argue that athletics are part of their educational mission, with revenue from football and basketball funding sports that make far less money, such as swimming and gymnastics.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Real life is less faithful to that neat story line, according to Tyler Goodspeed, a Harvard and Cambridge-trained economic historian and the chief economist of Exxon Mobil.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Even those asked during the war expect less long-run inflation than after the tariffs last April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Levi’s said then that the Middle East accounted for less than 1% of its business.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

That I want him to want me, but I wish he needed a little less of me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam