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Grand Rapids

American

noun

a city in SW Michigan: furniture factories.

adjective

noting or pertaining to mass-produced furniture of generally low quality.

Grand Rapids British

noun

(functioning as singular) a city in SW Michigan: electronics, car parts. Pop: 195 601 (2003 est)

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Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in North Carolina, she will become the first woman to travel to the Moon.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Ford enlisted more than 40 people to drive a 2018 Cadillac CT6 with GM’s Super Cruise along a highway near Grand Rapids, Mich., and asked them about the experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Far from cities like Detroit and Grand Rapids, it can seem like it’s in the middle of nowhere.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

The main thought is we only have three actual Imax screens that are remotely accessible — Indianapolis, Grand Rapids and Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Every step I took toward Grand Rapids I could hear the sounds of mouse bones and bug skeletons being busted up by the teeth of bigger things.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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