Joseph Rice, l'avocat qui a combattu les grandes entreprises de tabac, est mort à 72 ans
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Joseph Rice, l'avocat qui a combattu les grandes entreprises de tabac, est mort à 72 ans

Joseph Rice, the lawyer who fought big tobacco companies, has died at 72

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The New York TimesSeptember 9, 2026View Source

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Joseph Rice était un avocat célèbre de Caroline du Sud.

Joseph Rice was a famous lawyer from South Carolina.

était→wasavocat→lawyercélèbre→famousde→fromCaroline du Sud→South Carolina
Il est mort récemment à l'âge de soixante-douze ans.

He died recently at the age of seventy-two.

est mort→diedrécemment→recentlyà→atl'âge→agede→ofsoixante-douze→seventy-twoans→years
Monsieur Rice a combattu les grandes entreprises de tabac.

Mr. Rice fought the big tobacco companies.

Monsieur→Mr.a combattu→foughtgrandes→big/largeentreprises→companies/businessesde→oftabac→tobacco
Ses actions ont aidé à obtenir beaucoup d'argent pour la santé publique.

His actions helped to get a lot of money for public health.

Ses→Hisont aidé→helpedà→toobtenir→get/obtainbeaucoup→a lotd'argent→of moneypour→forsanté→healthpublique→public
Il a aussi travaillé contre l'industrie des opioïdes.

He also worked against the opioid industry.

a aussi→alsotravaillé→workedcontre→againstl'industrie→industrydes→of theopioïdes→opioids
Ce grand avocat a gagné des milliards de dollars pour les gens.

This great lawyer won billions of dollars for the people.

Ce→Thisgrand→greatavocat→lawyera gagné→wonmilliards→billionsde→ofpour→forgens→people
Son travail a changé les lois sur la cigarette aux États-Unis.

His work changed the laws on cigarettes in the United States.

Son→Histravail→worka changé→changedlois→lawssur→onaux→in theÉtats-Unis→United States
Les gens se souviennent de lui comme un héros pour la justice.

People remember him as a hero for justice.

gens→peoplese souviennent→rememberde→oflui→himcomme→ashéros→heropour→for
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avocat
lawyer
"L'avocat travaille au tribunal."
santé
health
"Manger des fruits est bon pour la santé."
gagner
to win/earn
"Il veut gagner beaucoup d'argent."
entreprise
company/business
"C'est une petite entreprise familiale."
combattu
fought
"Le soldat a combattu avec courage."
loi
law
"Le parlement a voté une nouvelle loi."
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