Great Britain

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Figures show that, where age was recorded, more than half of all suspects for motorcycle thefts in Great Britain last year were under the age of 18.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

He represented Great Britain at the Olympics as a rower after competing in the university Boat Race against Oxford as a student.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

In 2025, clean sources accounted for 73.3% of electricity generation in Great Britain, according to government figures, slightly lower than the previous year.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Most historians are concentrating on the birth itself, when 13 disparate colonies along the east coast of North America declared their intention to separate from Great Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Al Ulbrickson knew now which crews he was going to race against for the gold medal on the following day: Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, and Switzerland.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown