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She juggled dollars and brightly colored riel at tiny cash-only operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2020
Baird says that the riel may become threatened in the Mekong as dams are built.
From Nature ● Oct. 19, 2011
In August she was convicted of defaming the prime minister and fined 16.5 million riel, or about $4,000, which she has refused to pay.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2010
The black-market rate for the riel is triple the official rate of 55 to a dollar.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the man accepts a few sheets of riel from the storefront owner, the boy shovels the garbage onto the cart.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
Riel Karmy-Jones KC, chair of the Criminal Bar Association, said the reforms would make an almost immediate impact, including on court backlogs because they would encourage defendants to plead earlier.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
The chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Riel Karmy-Jones, has said the anti-jury proposal sends “a wrecking ball” through the British system of justice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Commenting on World Triathlon’s Instagram post, external announcing the postponement on Tuesday, Belgian triathlete Marten Van Riel expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024
Riel formed a provisional government to negotiate with Canada, demanding protection for Métis rights, especially the right to establish French- language schools for children.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
See the widening eyes and working features of children listening to a spirited reading of "Horatius at the Bridge," or "Hervé Riel," or the story of Nathan Hale.
From Teaching the Child Patriotism by Clarke, Kate Upson
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