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Riesman

American  
[rees-muhn] / ˈris mən /

noun

  1. David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.


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"In short, you say truths, outright lies and half-truths in the middle, with an equal amount of enthusiasm and sincerity at all times," said Ms Riesman.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

Abraham Josephine Riesman spoke to Bret “the Hitman” Hart about why the WWE star stayed loyal to McMahon for so many years—and why this latest development is a bridge too far.

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2024

But long before the two meet, Riesman introduces readers to what has arguably become the central conceit of both figures’ lives: the art of kayfabe.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2023

Both the Jewish author Abraham Josephine Riesman, as well as the right-wing publication Bounding into Comics, share this appraisal of Eedy.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2022

Guiteras and Riesman have noted the absence of the right kidney, right ureter, and right adrenal in an old woman who had died of chronic nephritis.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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