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Granicus

American

[gruh-nahy-kuhs] / grəˈnaɪ kəs /

noun

a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.

Granicus British

/ ɡrəˈnaɪkəs /

noun

an ancient river in NW Asia Minor where Alexander the Great won his first major battle against the Persians (334 _bc )

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A representative for the air quality district told the television station the issue was related to their web-hosting partner, Granicus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Granicus told the news station that it is “aware of reports regarding illicit content being uploaded through government websites. Among the government agencies mentioned in these reports, a small subset are Granicus customers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Granicus serves more than 700 state, county and municipal governments and schools nationwide.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

The two forces met at the Granicus River.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

I find but little real fighting on horseback in all antiquity like that of Alexander the Great at the passage of the Granicus.

From Battle Studies by Ardant du Picq, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph

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