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Grafton

American  
[graf-tuhn, grahf-] / ˈgræf tən, ˈgrɑf- /

noun

  1. Sue, 1940–2017, U.S. detective novelist.

  2. a city in central Massachusetts.


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In the Grafton Centre, Cambridge, it is a similar story, with shuttered units, a large empty former Debenhams department store and a permanently closed cinema.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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

Firefighters were called to the fire in a terraced house on Grafton Street at about 11:15 GMT on Friday.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

In January 2023, they became the first drag queen to appear on Dancing on Ice and was partnered with American skater Colin Grafton, finishing third.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025

In the elevators that carry me to the eighth floor of my apartment in Grafton Hill.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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