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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

Sinai Savon Salazar, a 32-year-old Cuban immigrant, and her husband found jobs at the JBS meatpacking plant about 90 miles east in Grand Island, Neb., and expect to move soon.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

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

The Grand Island Boys launch into the opening chords to “Walking the Floor Over You.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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