First recorded in 1895–1900, ria is from the Spanish word ría river
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First on Rusk's agenda was a private session with Spanish Foreign Minister Fernando Ma ria Castiella y Maiz.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I had thought she was a mort,” said I; “but the ria of a Romany chal is always sacred to me.”
From Danger! and Other Stories by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
"I had thought she was a mort," said I; "but the ria of a Romany chal is always sacred to me."
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan
Picking it up she read inside the scorched margin: ria kept the keys and now them over to me.
From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir
Russia's state RIA news agency quoted a source saying that Tuesday's negotiations, which lasted six hours, had been tense and took place in different bilateral and trilateral formats.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
One of the most obvious signs of this is the advance-decline line hitting a record high on Wednesday, said Lebowitz at RIA.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 15, 2026
He said the plan discussed between the U.S. and Russia significantly differs from the plan publicized by Ukraine, according to the state news agency RIA Novosti.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Putin has "expressed readiness to engage in dialogue with Macron", Dmitry Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
I walked through the snow for a few miles until a white RIA worker picked me up and delivered me to the front door.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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