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Ruhr

American

[roor] / rʊər /

noun

a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 miles (232 km) long.
a mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River.

Ruhr British

/ ruːr, rʊə /

noun

German name: Ruhrgebiet. the chief coalmining and industrial region of Germany: in North Rhine-Westphalia around the valley of the River Ruhr (a tributary of the Rhine 235 km (146 miles) long)

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Staff told the BBC that the strike in the early afternoon - between the Muslim prayers of Zuhr and Asr - was outside of the cafe's busiest hours.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

The Islamic School of Oasis, across town, also requires prayer: Zuhr, a short service, four days a week, and the longer Jumah service on Fridays.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another Anacreontic, this time by Ibn Zuhr: Whilst the fair ones lay reclining, their cheek pillowed on the arm, a hostile inroad of the dawn took us by surprise.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

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