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Grimm

American  
[grim] / grɪm /

noun

  1. Jakob Ludwig Karl 1785–1863, and his brother Wilhelm Karl 1786–1859, German philologists and folklorists.


Grimm British  
/ ɡrɪm /

noun

  1. Jakob Ludwig Karl (ˈjaːkɔp ˈluːtvɪç karl), 1785–1863, and his brother, Wilhelm Karl (ˈvɪlhɛlm karl), 1786–1859, German philologists and folklorists, who collaborated on Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812–22) and began a German dictionary. Jakob is noted also for his philological work Deutsche Grammatik (1819–37), in which he formulated the law named after him

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“The market just got really slow all of a sudden,” Janice Grimm said.

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“You’re seeing a ton of crossover between the two,” Grimm said.

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Meanwhile, Chief Operating Officer Dennis Grimm is stepping down from his position by mutual agreement, the company added.

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In May, he pardoned former congressman Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to tax crimes.

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What a rough game for rookie returner Luke Grimm, who had a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Rams a week ago.

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