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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Slusher and Rais are co-inventors on Johns Hopkins University patents covering novel glutamine antagonist prodrugs and their utility.

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

“An anticipated winter surge ... may strike in the next few weeks,” said Dr. Rais Vohra, the interim health officer for Fresno County.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2021

Gilles took his principal title from the barony of Retz or Rais, south of the Loire, on the marches of Brittany.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

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