Grasse
Americannoun
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François Joseph Paul Comte de Marquis de Grasse-Tilly, 1722–1788, French admiral.
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a city in S France, near the Mediterranean: tourist center; perfume industry. 135,330.
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Author and entrepreneur Steven Grasse wrote “Colonial Spirits: A Toast to Our Drunken History” and is the creative marketing force behind Hendrick’s Gin and other well-known beverage brands.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022
“It’s in the right direction,” said Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse, the former USC star who ran the anchor leg on Canada’s gold-medal 4x100 relay team.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2022
He reached again and twisted his upper body backward, which provided Canadian anchor Andre De Grasse the daylight he needed to storm ahead for gold.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022
Briton Reece Prescod was beaten by 0.01 seconds as Olympic bronze medallist Andre de Grasse won the men's 100m.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2022
Grasse needed his word in order to account for the ability of such tiny, blind, and relatively brainless animals to erect structures of such vast size and internal complexity.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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