plural Leonids or Leonides
lē-ˈä-nə-ˌdēz 
: any of the meteors in a meteor shower occurring every year about November 14
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Many listings in Hong Kong's H shares are already traded as mainland China's A shares, noted Leonid Mironov, portfolio manager at Gavekal.
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Evelyn Cheng,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 June 2026
As noted by Cooke, the STS-51 space shuttle Discovery mission was delayed in 1993 to avoid the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, and an uncrewed science mission out of Vandenberg Space Force Base was delayed in 2000 to sidestep a Leonid meteor shower outburst.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2026
Second, some time later, Mars governor Leonid Polivanov swears in Miles Dale as the planet’s new president.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The National Pavilion of Ukraine presented Security Guarantees by artist Zhanna Kadyrova, curated by Ksenia Malykh and Leonid Marushchak.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Criminal elements stepped into the void, bringing chaos and reminiscences of the straight, stable life under Leonid Brezhnev.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Russian dissident Leonid Volkov reported receiving one of the phishing emails.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Later on in the segment, the death of OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky came up.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, the adult content platform, has died from cancer, according to the company.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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Evelyn Cheng,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 June 2026
As noted by Cooke, the STS-51 space shuttle Discovery mission was delayed in 1993 to avoid the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, and an uncrewed science mission out of Vandenberg Space Force Base was delayed in 2000 to sidestep a Leonid meteor shower outburst.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2026
Second, some time later, Mars governor Leonid Polivanov swears in Miles Dale as the planet’s new president.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The National Pavilion of Ukraine presented Security Guarantees by artist Zhanna Kadyrova, curated by Ksenia Malykh and Leonid Marushchak.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Criminal elements stepped into the void, bringing chaos and reminiscences of the straight, stable life under Leonid Brezhnev.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Russian dissident Leonid Volkov reported receiving one of the phishing emails.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Later on in the segment, the death of OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky came up.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, the adult content platform, has died from cancer, according to the company.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Leonid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Leonid. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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