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They lived in a grand Right Bank mansion, entertained at lavish parties and brilliant salons, and mingled with royalty and literary luminaries at society weddings, the opera and the racetrack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

She wrote that on Wednesday she attended the grand opening of Barnes & Noble’s new location in Ontario, “where more than a hundred readers were lined up outside, some having brought chairs to wait.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

It is followed by a route between Keswick and Liverpool before Wales hosts a third and final grand depart stage from Welshpool to Cardiff on 4 July.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The contractor has sued the city, blaming it for delays, but the grand jury suggested it was the contractor who caused the delays, essentially holding out for payment of $550 million in settlement claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The main house at Montpelier was grand, filled with classical paintings, elegant draperies, and fine carpets.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Formula 1 grands prix will return to their standard distance in 2028 after the maximum length was shortened for next season.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

There is no doubt that he was a remarkably successful team principal there, the team winning eight drivers' titles, six constructors' championships and 124 grands prix in his two-decade tenure.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

But with just nine wins for the team in 162 grands prix, doubts as to whether Leclerc is truly the chosen one for Ferrari might be starting to creep in.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

That is due at the so-called Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia at the start of October, when there are either eight or nine grands prix remaining, depending on the situation in the Middle East.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

While other children were having their parents or their dentists pull out their baby teeth, I was knocking mine out with my feet when I did grands battements.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

But this “Our” also aspires to grander things, suggesting inclusivity, a hallmark of Mr. Dudamel’s 17 seasons at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he achieved international fame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

What stood out most was and is their profound appreciation for a grander inspirational source: the world of Studio Ghibli, brought to life by Hayao Miyazaki.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

He "made my world so much brighter, grander and more delightful than I could have ever understood it to be", she wrote on Instagram.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Dhurandhar, arriving months after the worst India-Pakistan military clash in two decades, sees Dhar return to the political-thriller genre on a grander scale.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

With Richards a few feet away, happily fielding his invitation to the Santa Anita Turf Club Ball, the traditional party held to honor hundred- grander winners, Pollard was bombarded with harsh questions.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The Dodgers are going to squander the grandest opportunity of all — the possibility of the three-peat, something only two other MLB franchises have pulled off, and none in the National League.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Her work surrounded them, and her studio, the grandest space in the house, stood open just beyond the living room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Katie Taylor ended her illustrious career as a three-time undisputed world champion as Croke Park gave one of Ireland's greatest sporting figures the grandest of farewells on a night of celebration, spectacle and music.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Whereas Welsh national teams only used to dream of playing on the world's grandest stages, there is now an expectation they get there – and that stems from 2016.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

And America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead