Rivers
Americannoun
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Larry Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg, 1923–2002, U.S. painter.
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William Halse 1865–1922, English physiologist and anthropologist.
noun
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Rivers experiencing low-flow conditions had an 18.6% lower deoxygenation rate, while high-flow conditions were associated with a 7.0% lower rate.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Born 10 April, 1986 in Nigeria's Rivers State, the actor received a number of accolades for his work.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Volunteers and workers from the Tees Rivers Trust said they hoped to boost numbers by improving habitat quality and reconnecting people with the overlooked species.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Rivers equated the no-encampment zones to federal immigration operations in the city, arguing that they enable law enforcement to snatch people off the street without giving them a place to go.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
From there, they could eventually reach the West Coast on a route that followed the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and met the Columbia River road.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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