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Grantham

British  
/ ˈɡrænθəm /

noun

  1. a town in E England, in Lincolnshire: birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton and Margaret Thatcher. Pop: 34 592 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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South Kesteven District Council said the tree in Manthorpe, near Grantham, had suffered significant soil compaction, with ropes being hung from its branches for children to play.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

"Our findings point to a country that remains insufficiently adapted to the changing climate," said Elizabeth Robinson, director of the Grantham Institute.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The company imploded and the stock went to zero “with little preamble,” Grantham wrote.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

“Top-down he’s a permabear,” wrote Braziel about Grantham, the co-author of “The Making of a Permabear: The Perils of Long-term Investing in a Short-term World.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Mrs. Grantham nodded her head, “I find that easy to believe.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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