Grafton
Americannoun
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Sue, 1940–2017, U.S. detective novelist.
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a city in central Massachusetts.
Example Sentences
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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
After studying at the Grafton Academy of Fashion Design he moved to Paris where he took a course at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in Paris.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
Corstorphine and Wright, the company designing the scheme, said the Grafton had been "in decline" over recent years.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
Archaeologists have been excavating a Cambridge car park as part of a multi-million pound project to turn the Grafton shopping centre into labs and offices.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
It looks almost like the Grafton Hill projects, except these brick buildings barely have any windows.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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