Great Britain

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Great Britain, the 2025 semi-finalists, had been the underdogs heading into the tie, as they were without four players ranked inside the singles top 100 - Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter, Fran Jones, and Sonay Kartal.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Teenager Mika Stojsavljevic stunned Talia Gibson, ranked more than 200 places above her, in straight sets to give Great Britain a 1-0 lead over Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote probably learned that the Continental Congress had severed ties with Great Britain from a source in the shop of John Dunlap, who had a contract to print the body’s resolutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Compared with buying a stock portfolio, prediction markets would have been a much cleaner way to hedge against Great Britain leaving the EU by giving direct exposure to the question, “Will Brexit happen?”

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

We call this land of ours Great Britain, and there may be those who believe this a somewhat immodest practice.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro