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Grahame

American  
[gray-uhm] / ˈgreɪ əm /

noun

  1. Kenneth, 1859–1932, Scottish writer, especially of children's stories.


Grahame British  
/ ˈɡreɪəm /

noun

  1. Kenneth. 1859–1932, Scottish author, noted for the children's classic The Wind in the Willows (1908)

"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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Grahame Madge, a spokesperson for Britain's Met Office, told AFP: "This is very early, and possibly that earliness is triggered by the amplitude of the El Nino event in the Pacific."

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Americans were buying their milk in stores now—which was why George Wood’s grandson, Grahame Wood, opened one in Folsom, Pa., in 1964.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

At 81, it's perhaps not surprising that Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale MSP Christine Grahame is retiring.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

The copy due to be auctioned once belonged to "The Wind in the Willows" author Kenneth Grahame.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

“Like Mrs. Grahame had to do when you forgot . “Just like that.”

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

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