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Uri

[ German oo-ree; English oor-ee ]

noun

  1. a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1,075 sq. km). : Altdorf.


Uri

/ ˈuːri /

noun

  1. one of the original three cantons of Switzerland, in the centre of the country: mainly German-speaking and Roman Catholic. Capital: Altdorf. Pop: 35 200 (2002 est). Area: 1075 sq km (415 sq miles)
“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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Last February, Uri, also known as the North American winter storm of 2021, brought below-freezing temperatures to the typically mild southern US.

Scrutiny focused on power generators, not natural gas producersMore than 9 million Texans lost power during Winter Storm Uri last month, dubbed “Snovid 2021” because it coincided with the coronavirus pandemic.

The blackouts caused by winter storm Uri last month were not unprecedented.

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“He is old and I am young,” says Uri, punching the air wildly for several seconds.

Uri Ariel from the right-wing Jewish Home party said he was “shocked” by it.

Housing Minister Uri Ariel, himself a settler, is at least bureaucratically responsible for the latest announcement.

Next week Housing Minister Uri Ariel and Mayor Nir Barekat will lay a cornerstone.

"The Uri Blau conviction as part of a plea bargain alone merits a downgrade," said Omer-Man.

But the dome of the Dodi still gleams in the sun, and the far-off Glarus and Uri are reflecting his lingering beams.

On this spot the alliance was formed between the three cantons of Uri, Unterwalden and Schwytz.

The men of Schwytz and of Uri returned in sadness to their homes; and the assembly broke up, full of sorrow and distress.

Such was the posture of affairs, when, to the great astonishment of all, deputies from Uri and Schywtz made their appearance.

Vil schiffen uff Zag faren, und hort man luyen den Uri Stier.

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