Niemen

American

[nee-muhn, nye-men] / ˈni mən, ˈnyɛ mɛn /

noun

a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.

Niemen British

/ ˈnjɛmɛn /

noun

the Polish name for the Neman

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Journalist Joshua Benton from Harvard’s Niemen Lab shared that Trump “sounded 30 years younger” in a 2016 clip than he did in Tuesday’s speech.

From Salon

The big media buzz around the new brand led to beauty retailer SpaceNK stocking its products, followed by Bergdorf Goodman, Niemen Marcus, Nordstrom and Sephora.

From BBC

“The entertainment sector will be the last to reopen. I have heard rumors about December,” says Maverik Niemen, a 23-year-old clown with the Romina Orfei circus, which is currently parked in a field outside Naples.

From Washington Times

She quit in March, and told Niemen Lab she had been left confused.

From The Guardian

Lauri Korpikoski, another newcomer, and Stephen Johns also scored for the Stars, and Antti Niemen stopped 33 shots - 16 in a strange first period.

From Washington Times

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