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Grand Rapids

American

noun

a city in SW Michigan: furniture factories.

adjective

noting or pertaining to mass-produced furniture of generally low quality.

Grand Rapids British

noun

(functioning as singular) a city in SW Michigan: electronics, car parts. Pop: 195 601 (2003 est)

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Even Grand Rapids is at risk of backsliding, and some parts of the city are struggling with too little opportunity and too few strong families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Far from cities like Detroit and Grand Rapids, it can seem like it’s in the middle of nowhere.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

The main thought is we only have three actual Imax screens that are remotely accessible — Indianapolis, Grand Rapids and Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

The JW Marriott in Grand Rapids lives up to this reputation.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2025

These must’ve been more of those Grand Rapids words ’cause they sure weren’t like any American talk I ever heard before.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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