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CRI

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abbreviation

  1. Crown Research Institutes

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McDonald was given the impossible task of performing “Rose’s Turn” on the telecast, her character’s Lear-like cri de cœur in song.

From Los Angeles Times

In any case he concludes with this rousing cri de guerre:

From Salon

A cri de coeur then, from beyond the grave.

From Los Angeles Times

My entire social media feed posted clips of his cri de cœur covered in clapping emojis.

From Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court as a kind of cri de coeur, asking, Can we please talk about the death penalty?

From Slate