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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Last year several leading names opted to miss the games, including British diving champion Tom Daley, Australian swim darling Cate Campbell, and track stars Andre de Grasse, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023
“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
There’s Kerley, who won Olympic silver in Tokyo, and De Grasse, the Olympic bronze winner in the 100 and champion in the 200.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
What Cornwallis did not know was that French ships under de Grasse now stood in the way.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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