Rienzi

American

[ree-en-zee, ryen-dzee] / riˈɛn zi, ˈryɛn dzi /

Italian Rienzo

noun

Cola di Nicholas Gabrini, 1313?–54, Roman orator and tribune.

Rienzi British

/ rɪˈɛnzəʊ, rɪˈɛnzɪ, ˈrjɛntso, ˈrjɛntsi /

noun

Cola di (ˈkɔːla di). 1313–54, Italian radical political reformer in Rome

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“Parents’ fundamental right to raise their children according to their faith doesn’t stop at the schoolhouse door,” said Mark Rienzi, president of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Mr. Rienzi notes that if the Little Sisters lose, we all do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

“All Americans should be able to come together in a spirit of joy and hope at the holidays,” Mr. Rienzi said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

"Finally, a big moment was when we visualized oxytocin in human intestinal tissue samples, demonstrating oxytocin as an intestinal hormone," Di Rienzi said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

Miss Mitford's "Julian" made little impression on the stage, and her other tragedies, except "Rienzi," still less.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.

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