Riis
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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His research experience as a sociologist had led him to the pioneering photographs of Jacob Riis, a police reporter for the New York Tribune.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025
Emil Riis has been withdrawn by Ryan Lowe, with top-scorer Will Keane coming on to replace him.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024
Jesper Riis Christiansen believes that the findings demand vigilance.
From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024
Riis Beach has long been a haven for queer New Yorkers.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022
Jacob Riis, the New York journalist who had devoted himself to revealing the squalid housing of America’s poor, came to Chicago bearing counsel of a graver sort.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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