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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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Grand Rapids offers that and so much more.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed asked sarcastically the following day, in Grand Rapids, when I said I had attended some of Haley Stevens’ stops on the trail.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

I could pretend I was falling asleep and then come up with some answers that would get me to Grand Rapids for sure.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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