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verb

present participle of lead
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as in extending
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction this old road leads to an abandoned quarry

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“Leading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.

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