Retz
Americannoun
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Gilles de Laval Baron de, 1404?–40, French marshal: executed for child murder.
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Jean François Paul de Gondi Cardinal de, 1614–79, French politician and clergyman.
noun
Example Sentences
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Elisa Pilarski, 29, was found dead on Saturday in Retz forest, about 55 miles north-east of Paris, after taking one of her own dogs for a walk.
From The Guardian
The woman’s body was found on Saturday by her companion in the forest of Retz, northeast of Paris, where she was walking one of her dogs.
From Seattle Times
State Auditor Lynn Retz said Wisconsin, which has released 118 patients from its program since 1994, estimates that between 3 percent and 5 percent of those discharged end up returning to prison or treatment for additional offenses.
From Washington Times
Retz was thus able to provide eyewitness testimony to the chain reaction set off “within fifteen minutes” of Broussel’s arrest at his home.
From Slate
Retz described the “sudden and violent conflagration that spread from the Pont Neuf through the entire city. Absolutely everyone took up arms.”
From Slate
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