Grand National
Britishnoun
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Talbott, meanwhile, completed his own Live Nation internship before getting the opportunity to work as a back-of-house assistant on Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s 2025 Grand National Tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
Ladies Day takes place on the second day of the racecourse's world famous Randox Grand National Festival.
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
He was a dangerous little man, but he had many friends among the English, and his ambition was to ride in the Grand National.
From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John
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