leg

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Singer-songwriter Alex G will provide support on the tour’s North American leg, including the Inglewood dates, while former Black Country, New Road frontman Isaac Wood will support in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Greater liquidity, lower fees and more flexibility for traders give perpetual futures a leg up over other leveraged products popular with day traders, like leveraged ETFs, said David Nadig, president of ETF.com.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The firm’s history—founded in 1975 by legendary investor John Bogle—may give it a leg up on BlackRock.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It and peers have an automatic leg up on other space players simply because it isn’t easy getting things into orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I tried to shake her off and succeeded in freeing my arm only to have my bad leg give out and drop back onto the deck with a tailbone-bruising thump.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin