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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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Grafton and Highland Alliance councillor Macpherson told BBC Scotland News that councillors voted based on information presented to them at the meeting.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

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

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

We decide to meet up at six-thirty at the top of Grafton Hill in front of the bodega.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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