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Grisham

British

/ ˈɡrɪʃəm /

noun

John. born 1955, US novelist and lawyer; his legal thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include A Time to Kill (1989), The Pelican Brief (1992), and The Summons (2002)

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“He’s not the same guy he was in the first administration,” Stephanie Grisham, who served as press secretary during Trump’s first term, told me.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

And they are where Grisham says we should have our greatest concern.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Forty years ago, Grisham was a lawyer and state legislator in Mississippi with an idea for a story about a racially charged murder trial, seen through the eyes of a young, idealistic attorney like himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Harrison Bader and Trent Grisham could provide more glove-first alternatives, and have been linked with the Dodgers in the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

The night clerk was a middle-aged man, reading a book by John Grisham.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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