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Grenoble

American  
[gruh-noh-buhl, gruh-naw-bluh] / grəˈnoʊ bəl, grəˈnɔ blə /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Isère, in SE France.


Grenoble British  
/ ɡrəˈnəʊbəl, ɡrənɔblə /

noun

  1. a city in SE France, on the Isère River: university (1339). Pop: 153 317 (1999)

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The Grenoble group analyzed strontium isotopes and trace elements in melt inclusions trapped inside 3.3-billion-year-old olivine crystals, providing rare geochemical snapshots of early Earth.

From Science Daily

"The only way to avoid danger is to prepare for it," President Emmanuel Macron said while announcing the plan at an infantry base near Grenoble in south-east France.

From BBC

The company also plans to open shops at Galeries Lafayette department stores in the cities of Dijon, Reims, Grenoble, Angers and Limoges.

From Barron's

It will occupy concessions in department stores first in Paris, followed by five others in the cities of Dijon, Reims, Grenoble, Angers and Limoges.

From BBC

The biggest restrictions have been applied in the most polluted cities, Paris and Lyon, as well as Montpellier and Grenoble.

From BBC