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Grand National

British  

noun

  1. an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839

"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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The name “Atatürk,” bestowed by Turkey’s Grand National Assembly in 1934, means “Father of the Turks,” and it is Ms. Hansen’s argument that Mr. Erdogan is committing ideological patricide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I Am Maximus, ridden by Paul Townend, went into the race 9-2 favourite after significant late support by punters and became the first horse since Red Rum in 1977 to regain the Grand National.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Will The Wise claimed victory in the Topham Chase over the Grand National fences.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The Grand National is harder to predict than other meetings such as Cheltenham, where there are often trainers and jockeys to follow.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

As a people's democracy, state power was said to derive from the people as expressed through the Grand National Assembly, nominally, the supreme organ of state power.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.

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