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[grand] / grænd /




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SpaceX’s route to achieving its grand connectivity vision for Starlink is riddled with multibillion-dollar problems and would require decades’ worth of catching up, according to MoffettNathanson analysts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Now, standing on the landing outside his door, the agents served him a subpoena demanding he testify before a federal grand jury.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The newspaper had challenged the government requests for phone records of reporters and grand jury testimony as an attempt to "intimidate" the press and filed a motion to have them quashed.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

In the grand scheme of things the rain is not that much, but could double the amount we have seen since mid-June in some areas.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

As she was led around the ring in the grand parade, she stopped right by me where I was sitting in the front row, and reached out her trunk towards me.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Hamilton out-qualified Leclerc only seven times last year across all qualifying sessions, over 24 grands prix and six sprints.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

It’s not to be confused with Apple TV’s sports offerings, such as MLS matches, Formula One grands prix, or Friday baseball.

From Slate Jun. 10, 2026

Meadows calls the domaine’s namesake wine an aggregator of the top qualities of all the grands crus, Burgundy’s top-tier vineyards, forming a mystical combination of aromatics and liquid silk.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

Mercedes have a major upgrade on their car for this race, which Russell said they expected would be a "decent" step forward for their car, which has won all four grands prix this season.

From BBC May 21, 2026

I see your grands are back for the summer, Miss Bell says.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

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

Monaco's royal Christmas card is much grander, with a big fire, oil painting, formal clothes, and a sense of regal order.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2025

Whereas on tracks like “Dime” and “Flores,” there are distinct orchestral peaks, in which subtle percussions give way to grander, more cathartic releases.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2025

It has crown molding, a marble fireplace, and grander rooms than they have furniture for.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

It was the first time since Tom Watson in 1977 that a 72nd green birdie had secured golf's oldest and grandest title by a single shot.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Then again, even though “Goal” was shown only on video monitors, the Bowl with its new sound system worked brilliantly as the grandest cinema on the planet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

As Stuart scholar Ellen Miles has written, the Lansdowne Portrait, as it is known, is “Stuart’s grandest American accomplishment,” a beautiful picture that “was quickly recognized as the best pictorial summation of Washington’s public role.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

But we seek the dominant intelligences, the grandest creatures on the planet, the sentient and graceful masters of the deep ocean, the great whales.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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