: the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting
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Sarah Lent, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Ingredients like sugar, butter, eggs and yeast are put into the dough before giving them up for Lent.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Erin Moriarty: Had Lewis Lent, that name, Lewis Lent, ever come up before?
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—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
In this matter the PGA Tour is represented by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, with partners Anthony Dreyer, Karen Hoffman Lent and Matthew Martino playing key roles.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Lent is President of Doremus+Co, Omnicom Group’s B2B specialist agency.
—Sarah Lent, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Ingredients like sugar, butter, eggs and yeast are put into the dough before giving them up for Lent.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Erin Moriarty: Had Lewis Lent, that name, Lewis Lent, ever come up before?
Det.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
In this matter the PGA Tour is represented by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, with partners Anthony Dreyer, Karen Hoffman Lent and Matthew Martino playing key roles.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lent. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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Lent
noun
: a period of fasting and regret for one's sins that is observed on the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter by many churches
Lenten
adjective
ˈlent-ᵊn
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