grand

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The author wanted to avoid stereotypes about young men - especially young Muslim men - and saw no reason to compromise his style or his grand ambitions to write about and for them, he says.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark will be the grand marshal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

District Judge April Perry said prosecutors improperly “vouched” for the case to grand jurors, dismissed jurors who were against the indictment and talked about the case with grand jurors outside of the grand jury room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

We don’t have clarity on exactly what was said, but based on Judge Perry’s reaction, I strongly suspect they lobbied grand jurors to indict.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

Know-it-all Lamont had led us up and up through the ship to this very grand deck.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck