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Grand Rapids

American

noun

a city in SW Michigan: furniture factories.

adjective

noting or pertaining to mass-produced furniture of generally low quality.

Grand Rapids British

noun

(functioning as singular) a city in SW Michigan: electronics, car parts. Pop: 195 601 (2003 est)

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Filmed at the cavernous, non-denominational Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., “Prodigal Daughter” finds Tomlinson in a state of true acceptance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Two years ago in Grand Rapids, Mich., Ryan Johnson, 33, started a blog to help promote his business advising high-earning young families.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in North Carolina, she will become the first woman to travel to the Moon.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

America on the eve of 2026 feels an awful lot like Grand Rapids in 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

I knew it’d been right for me to come all the way from Flint to Grand Rapids to find my dad.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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