Vries
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The port collaborated with health and local authorities ahead of MV Hondius' arrival, de Vries said.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Akzo Nobel in December said its finance chief Maarten de Vries would stay on, delaying his planned retirement in order to oversee the tie-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
"This is a cross-industry issue affecting a large number of suppliers and virtually all of our members," said de Vries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
“That’s one of these guns that fires 1,000 rounds a minute — very heavy-duty stuff,” De Vries said in an interview with the Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
They leave; Mrs. de Vries stays, as if unwilling to allow any conversations in her house she is not privy to.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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