Leonard

American

[len-erd] / ˈlɛn ərd /

noun

Sugar Ray Ray Charles Leonard, born 1956, U.S. boxer.
William Ellery (Channing) 1876–1944, U.S. poet, essayist, and teacher.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “lion” and “hardy.”

Leonard British

/ ˈlɛnəd /

noun

Sugar Ray, real name Ray Charles Leonard. born 1956, US boxer: the first man to have won world titles at five officially recognized weights

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Entering the last year of a three-year contract, Leonard was asked if he wanted to remain with the Clippers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“It happens, we’ve won games like that before, we’ve lost games like that before,” Leonard said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He was there when the Raptors won their first and only NBA championship ring in 2019, centred around prolonged health for their often fragile centrepiece Kawhi Leonard.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Leonard Cyril Deighton was born in London on Feb. 18, 1929, to Dorothy and Leonard Deighton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Perhaps because of their own dishonesty and criminal inclinations, Leonard and Deborah Clark viewed the United States government with deep-seated paranoia.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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