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Vries

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/ vriːs /

noun

  1. See De Vries

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Alex De Vries, who runs the Digiconomist blog and website, said he estimated a 540MW facility "could result in almost 6bn litres of annual fresh water consumption" to generate the power needed.

From BBC

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

Ahead of the EU's decision, Sigrid de Vries, director general at ACEA, that "flexibility" for manufacturers was "urgent".

From BBC

Earlier this month, the EMEA's director general Sigrid De Vries told the BBC that "supply shortages were imminent".

From BBC

"This is a cross-industry issue affecting a large number of suppliers and virtually all of our members," said de Vries.

From Barron's