greater

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A 91-year-old lollipop man from Greater Manchester is completing his final crossing after 28 years on the job.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The larger of the two, Greater Tunb, is about 4 square miles, about the size of Key West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Following a pilot project in the Highlands, North and Mid Wales and Greater Manchester, the DWP is going to expand its "Jobcentre on Wheels" initiative.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In one room, an emblem of the Greater Mumbai Police hung behind a desk flanked by Indian flags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But probably a more important reason is that the original Southeast Asian stock from which the colonists of Greater Australia were derived has by now been largely replaced by other Asians expanding out of China.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond