Riis
Americannoun
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The feeling from the fanbase is that the supply line to the forwards could do with supplementing as well as a replacement for the departed Emil Riis.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
His research experience as a sociologist had led him to the pioneering photographs of Jacob Riis, a police reporter for the New York Tribune.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
"The finding is surprising and raises several important questions within this area of research," says Associate Professor Jesper Riis Christiansen of the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
Somewhere between Jacob Riis and Charlie Chaplin, Murillo offers a knowing but escapist prance through need.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
At the time of Riis’s talk, Riis and Addams were two of the best known people in America.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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