Rais

American

[res, res] / rɛs, rɛs /

noun

Gilles de. Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.

Rais British

/ res /

noun

Gilles de (ʒil də). 1404–40, French nobleman who fought with Joan of Arc: marshal of France (1429–40). He was executed for the torture and murder of more than 140 children

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Cases have been concentrated in Monterey County and the San Francisco Bay Area, but the danger remains across the state, said Dr. Rais Vohra, medical director for the California’s Poison Control System’s Fresno-Madera Division.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

These patents have been licensed to Dracen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Slusher and Rais are also co-founders of and hold equity in Dracen Pharmaceuticals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

Tunisian rapper El General was just 21 when his haunting, raw video Rais Lebled, or Mr President, went viral in late 2010.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023

King County Library System hosts a presentation with Rais Bhuiyan at 6:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

In fact, at that very time, the Company of the Mar�chal de Rais was making assault on the Walls near by the Porte Saint-Honor�.

From The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country by Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard)

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