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Grand National

British  

noun

  1. an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839

"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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Talbott, meanwhile, completed his own Live Nation internship before getting the opportunity to work as a back-of-house assistant on Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s 2025 Grand National Tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

The name “Atatürk,” bestowed by Turkey’s Grand National Assembly in 1934, means “Father of the Turks,” and it is Ms. Hansen’s argument that Mr. Erdogan is committing ideological patricide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Former Grand National winner Noble Yeats has died aged 11 following a bout of colic.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

I Am Maximus, ridden by Paul Townend, went into the race 9-2 favourite after significant late support by punters and became the first horse since Red Rum in 1977 to regain the Grand National.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

All power is ascribed to the people and exercised by their representatives in the people's councils and the Grand National Assembly.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier

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