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Gros

American  
[groh] / ˈgroʊ /

noun

  1. Antoine Jean Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.


Gros British  
/ ɡro /

noun

  1. Baron Antoine Jean (ɑ̃twan ʒɑ̃). 1771–1835, French painter, noted for his battle scenes

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Royer was relentless at the breakdown, hitting more than 20 defensive rucks and winning five turnovers in total – the joint most of any player alongside Ireland's Aoife Wafer and France's Emeline Gros.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2024

Gentes, a recent transplant to Palm Springs who is descended from the Gros Ventre and Standing Rock tribes, says he hopes that Section 14 survivors get justice.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2024

One way of doing this is to work on the graphical representation of statements in class, to help students understand the most direct strategies,'' concludes Hippolyte Gros.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2024

When asked to explain why the small-in-stature Reichardt scares him, Le Gros said, “Any room that she’s in, she’s the toughest one there.”

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2023

Gros was decorated and named baron of the empire by Napoleon, after the Salon of 1808, at which he had exhibited the “Battle of Eylau.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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