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Isar

American  
[ee-zahr] / ˈi zɑr /

noun

  1. a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.


Isar British  
/ ˈiːzɑː /

noun

  1. a river in central Europe, rising in W Austria and flowing generally northeast through S Germany into the Danube. Length: over 260 km (160 miles)

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The Eisbach wave on a side branch of the Isar River had been a landmark in the Bavarian city since the 1980s but it vanished in October after annual cleanup work along the riverbed.

From Barron's

However: "Even young people are reporting back pain in increasing numbers. This trend didn't just start with the Covid-19 lockdowns," says Prof. Rainer Burgkart of TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar.

From Science Daily

An invention by TUM and Klinikum rechts der Isar -- the GyroTrainer -- is designed to promote long-term, tailor-made back exercises in the future.

From Science Daily

The items construction workers found, including columns and a large piece of the synagogue’s Torah shrine, were 15 to 25 feet below the surface of the Isar River at a site south of Munich.

From New York Times

Rubble from the historic building is thought to have been submerged in the River Isar since it was used to rebuild a weir 11 years after World War Two.

From BBC