Granville
Americannoun
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1st Earl, title of John Carteret . 1690–1763, British statesman: secretary of state (1742–44); a leading opponent of Walpole
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2nd Earl, title of Granville George Leveson-Gower . 1815–91, British Liberal politician: Gladstone's foreign secretary (1870–74; 1880–85) and a supporter of Irish Home Rule
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Granville said they considered staying at home, but decided to leave for safety reasons.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Little else was known about the inventor beyond his name: Granville T. Woods.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Earlier in the conflict, Granville expected both sides would de-escalate more quickly and the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would end.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Granville said a military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran is unlikely to send the global economy into a full-blown oil crisis and stagflationary shock.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Just inches ahead of Fair Knightess was He Did, the horse famous for having sideswiped Sea- biscuit’s old stablemate Granville at the start of the 1936 Kentucky Derby, knocking his jockey off.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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