Ruhr
Americannoun
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a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 miles (232 km) long.
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a mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River.
noun
Example Sentences
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Scientists at Ruhr University Bochum found that the protein produced by CD99L2 works as an activating partner for CAPN1, a calcium-dependent protease already known to be involved in hereditary spastic paraplegia and ataxia.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
The sector directly employs only around 80,000 people, according to German industry federation WV Stahl, with many working in the traditional industrial heartland of the Ruhr.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
More than 75,000 filled Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 11; 44,500 were in Frankfurt on June 18; and another 51,000 watched his concert in the faded Ruhr River industrial town of Gelsenkirchen on June 27.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Touch can benefit physical and mental health, according to a paper by Danish neuroscientist Dr Julian Packheiser and his colleagues from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
But his general gist seemed to be close to his lordship's, concluding with a call for a freezing of German reparation payments and the withdrawal of French troops from the Ruhr region.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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