Groves

American

[grohvz] / groʊvz /

noun

Leslie Richard, 1896–1970, U.S. general.
a city in SE Texas.

Groves British

/ ɡrəʊvz /

noun

Sir Charles. 1915–92, English orchestral conductor

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Martin Groves, landlord of the Hot Blossom pub in Farnham, said the budget "could have been a lot worse".

From BBC

Their relationship first became strained in 2019, shortly after losing a middleweight title fight against George Groves, when Eubank Jr wanted to "walk his own path" as he reached a crossroads in his career.

From BBC

He avenged his loss to Smith, was narrowly beaten by Saunders early in his career and was outclassed by Groves in his singular world title fight.

From BBC

Police released several gas canisters into a house where Groves was believed to be hiding, and then found him hiding in a crawl space, CBS News, BBC's US partner, reported.

From BBC

Groves will turn to graves in Woodland Hills, where a developer has plans to redevelop Boething Treeland Nursery into a cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times

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