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[les-er] / ˈlɛs ər /


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Consider a survey of about 100 contractors from UBS analyst Michael Lesser.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

A pair of tiny sun-baked islands called Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are Iran’s eyes on the channel, and of course have boasted military fortifications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Lesser teams might have been daunted by the chase, but Australia captain Healy produced a stoic knock to put her side on course for victory.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Lesser biographies pick sides; Mangold trusts us to find our own path through the mire, while noting the particular risk of being a wunderkind hoisted up into a deity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

“It was the summer of 1969 and we were a month and a half from air date,” Lesser remembers.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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