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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He was speaking ahead of his performance on Sunday at the Ramsgate Festival of Sound, external at the Granville Theatre where he plans to include Eins, Zwei, Drei in his set.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Thousands more watched on TV from bars and restaurants along Granville Street, where 15-foot-tall soccer players and giant soccer balls stand beneath miles of red and white streamers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Stan Winborne, superintendent of Granville County Public Schools in North Carolina, blanched to find YouTube was a top-accessed site in an audit he commissioned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
That’s the new forecast from Christopher Granville, a managing director and political researcher at the firm, who sees potential solutions to fully reopening the Strait Hormuz as likely to hit some serious snags.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
The following season Fitzsimmons turned his attention to the promising Granville, readying him for a shot at the ’36 Kentucky Derby.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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