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Granit

American  
[grah-neet] / grɑˈnit /

noun

  1. Ragnar Arthur 1900–1991, Swedish physiologist, born in Finland: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.

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A key part in Sunderland's impressive season has been Granit Xhaka.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Granit: It's not that I didn't want to, but it wasn't planned.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Granit: I was not so easy to handle...

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Granit: Even the people closest to me were saying: 'Why are you going back to the Premier League to join Sunderland?'

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

In unterirdischer Kammer Sprach grollend der alte Granit: 'Da droben den w�ss'rigen Jammer Den mach' ich jetzt l�nger nicht mit.'

From Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

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