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Grainger

American

[greyn-jer] / ˈgreɪn dʒər /

noun

Percy Aldridge 1882–1961, Australian pianist and composer, in the U.S. after 1915.

Grainger British

/ ˈɡreɪndʒə /

noun

Percy Aldridge. 1882–1961, Australian pianist, composer, and collector of folk music on which many of his works are based

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The 19-year-old was studying in Belfast in March 2020 when she matched with Garfield, who at the time was known as Riagain Grainger, on a popular dating app.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Grainger typically trade for closer to 30 times and 25 times, respectively.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Researchers at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Grainger College of Engineering have identified the first physical mechanism explaining how magnetic fields slow the movement of carbon atoms through iron.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Dallas Trinkle is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois Grainger Engineering and is affiliated with the Materials Research Laboratory.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

“They was Mr Durnford and Grainger, the waiter.”

From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram

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