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  • proper noun A male given name, a variant spelling of Leroy.

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Examples

  • U.N. peacekeepers have already stepped up monitoring along the north-south frontier, and the U.N. peacekeeping chief Alain LeRoy told the Security Council recently that the U.N. Mission in Sudan was considering deploying troops from the rest of the country to the region.

    Religious Leaders Urge Strong International Support Ahead of Sudan Referendum 2010

  • The person speaking is Benjamin LeRoy, publisher of Bleak House books.

    Words to live by, if you're a writer ... karenmiller 2008

  • In the 1950s, before Jessica Mitford’s critique of the funeral industry led to congressional hearings, a sociologist by the name of LeRoy Bowman interviewed bereaved families to find out what kind of sales pressure they encountered as they made burial arrangements.

    The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

  • I don’t know her personally, but all of the lawyers I have spoken to say that LeRoy is a woman of great integrity and talent.

    Spectre of Scandal Raised After Charges Against Crown Dropped : Law is Cool 2009

  • In the 1950s, before Jessica Mitford’s critique of the funeral industry led to congressional hearings, a sociologist by the name of LeRoy Bowman interviewed bereaved families to find out what kind of sales pressure they encountered as they made burial arrangements.

    The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

  • Butch Cassidy also known as LeRoy Parker started his life of crime by robbing the San Miguel Bank in Telluride Colorado.

    History of Butch Cassidy 2009

  • Harriet rushed back into the room from having called LeRoy at the ranch to give him the good news.

    Texas Lawman Chambers, Ginger 1998

  • Anyone with information is asked to call LeRoy police at (309) 962-3310 or (309) 275-3569 or McLean County Crime Stoppers at (309) 828-1111.

    unknown title 2008

  • You see, last August Gatchell changed his middle name from "LeRoy" to "None of the Above."

    What If He's Listed First? 2006

  • I was raised in a small town called LeRoy, Kansas during the sixties and couldn’t wait to get away from it into the big bad world of demonstration politics, draft dodging and cultural revolution.

    Archive 2005-10-01 Michael Caddell 2005

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