Lorrain

British

/ lɔrɛ̃ /

noun

See Claude Lorrain

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Regional newspaper Le Republicain Lorrain identified the remains as Aloïs Iffly, the homeowner who disappeared in 2009 at the age of 81.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Anne Lorrain, Anaïs Médieu and David Point worked with an international team of researchers to investigate trends of mercury in tuna over the past 50 years.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

It’s a mythological painting inspired by Ovid and based on a composition by the 17th-century painter Claude Lorrain.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

Lorrain de Saint Affrique, confirming a report on BFM TV, told Reuters that Le Pen, 93, went into hospital on Wednesday evening and that he is expected to be discharged within 36 hours.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2022

Wynkyn de Worde, who was an assistant, and afterwards succeeded Caxton, was a foreigner, born in the dukedom of Lorrain.

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