Grafton
Americannoun
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Sue, 1940–2017, U.S. detective novelist.
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a city in central Massachusetts.
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Memorabilia includes a clapperboard used for The Man Who Fell To Earth, and his first instrument, a Grafton Alto saxophone bought for him by his father in 1961.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Ian Tyler, currently chair of building materials firm Grafton Group and senior independent director at mining giant Anglo American, will take over as interim chair while the firm searches for a permanent successor.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Archaeologists have been excavating a Cambridge car park as part of a multi-million pound project to turn the Grafton shopping centre into labs and offices.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
Bestselling mysteries came from Scott Turow and Sue Grafton, whose “M Is for Malice” marked the midpoint of her alphabet series.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
I smile as the girls continue to rant and rave about our day here at the shore, a long way from Grafton Hill—our ’hood, our world.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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