Grand Island
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Officials overseeing the district, which is based in Grand Island, have not said when or why the decision was made to eliminate the student paper.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022
I’d go anywhere to be with my parents, but I had already started a life in Grand Island.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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