grand
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After a WSJ series last year revealed police overlooked evidence that raised questions about the officers’ self-defense claim, a state grand jury is currently reviewing evidence of alleged misconduct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
It did not believe, for instance, in the legitimacy of grand juries, and slandered them for refusing to return indictments.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
It is, in other words, completely meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Countries will first host their own national selections before the grand final in Bangkok, to be broadcast live on 14 November.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
It was a grand name, and Valfierno lived up to it.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.