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Vries

British  
/ vriːs /

noun

  1. See De Vries

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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