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Grand Island

American  

noun

  1. a city in S Nebraska.


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Earlier this year Banjo & Ro's Grand Island Hotel aired on BBC Scotland, focused around the interior designer attempting to restore dilapidated mansion Ulva House.

From BBC May 30, 2026

The company is shifting cattle deliveries from feedlots where livestock are fattened to its other large processing facilities across the U.S., such as Grand Island, Neb., and Cactus, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

Last week he “debated” an empty chair at a Grand Island brewery while Fischer complained about how debates don’t leave the speakers enough time for any nuance.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2024

Rather, an influx of German immigrants settled this area in the 1800s and likely named the place after Worms, Germany, according to Nebraska’s The Grand Island Independent.

From National Geographic Nov. 20, 2023

We’ve been sent to live with the Baxters in Grand Island, Nebraska.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

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