: 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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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
In The Patterning Instinct, Jeremy Lent is trying to understand to what degree does categorization and thinking about the world in terms of patterns matter for social life.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 July 2024
The dates of Trump Jr.’s arrest align with Mardi Gras, a Christian holiday in which people celebrate and consume rich and fatty food before the fasting season of Lent.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 12 June 2024
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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
In The Patterning Instinct, Jeremy Lent is trying to understand to what degree does categorization and thinking about the world in terms of patterns matter for social life.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 July 2024
The dates of Trump Jr.’s arrest align with Mardi Gras, a Christian holiday in which people celebrate and consume rich and fatty food before the fasting season of Lent.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 12 June 2024
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lent. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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