Rivers
Americannoun
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Larry Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg, 1923–2002, U.S. painter.
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William Halse 1865–1922, English physiologist and anthropologist.
noun
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His debut as one, 1972’s “Conference of the Birds,” in a quartet with Mr. Braxton, Rivers and Mr. Altschul, presented a singular balance of structural coherence and spontaneous invention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Prof Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, said: "We are very pleased that the day has come for the Kahu Kiwi to return home."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The release is part of a wider effort led by the National Trust, River Wey Trust and South East Rivers Trust to reintroduce the locally extinct species back to the River Wey.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
This voluntary approach, which state officials call the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes program, has been controversial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
No; it was St. John Rivers, who, lifting the latch, came in out of the frozen hurricane—the howling darkness—and stood before me: the cloak that covered his tall figure all white as a glacier.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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