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  • n  the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  • n  a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
  • s  of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
    in the grand manner
    collecting on a grand scale
  • s  of or befitting a lord
  • s  rich and superior in quality
  • s  extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
  • s  of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
    a grand purpose
  • s  large and impressive in physical size or extent
    the bridge is a grand structure
  • s  the most important and magnificent in adornment
    grand ballroom
    grand staircase
  • s  used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

  • Testimony begins in front of a grand jury in the investigation into whether the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame was improperly leaked to the press.
  • Roger Clinton's subpoena requires him to appear before the grand jury on April 20.
  • Rove corrected himself in a later grand jury session.
News & Articles

  • Grand jury being convened in officer shooting
    A grand jury is being convened in Vermont state court to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against a police officer who shot a mentally ill man while arresting him following an assault in April. Winooski Police Chief Steve McQueen tells the Burlington Free Press he learned about the grand jury from his employee, Cpl. Jason Nokes, who received a concussion and a broken nose when ...
    June 20, 2013 - WPTZ Burlington
  • Grand Opening Held For New Entrepreneur Center Facility
    A grand opening was held Thursday morning for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center's new 20,000-square-foot facility.
    June 20, 2013 - News Channel 5 Nashville
  • Grand Forks Herald publisher to retire next year
    GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Mike Jacobs, publisher of the Grand Forks Herald who helped lead the newspaper to a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the historic 1997 Red River flood, plans to retire next year.
    June 19, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Quotes

  • Tomas Berdych in Sify
    The feeling is absolutely amazing. It is really tough to describe. Every young kid, from the first time he hits the ball and thinks to be a tennis player, this is the dream to be in the final of any Grand Slam,Berdych said.
  • Bronislaw Komorowski in CTV.ca
    In life as in football, overtime is the most difficult. Let's not forget that and let's mobilize all our forces for the grand finale on July 4,he said.
  • Novak Djokovic in USA Today
    I know the crowd wanted him to win more,Djokovic said. "That's OK, it's all right. I still love you guys, don't worry. I'm very, very happy that I won my first Grand Slam here, so hopefully we'll see you here on this stage a lot more often...

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