Great Britain
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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
On 7 May millions of people will be able to vote in elections across Great Britain.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Great Britain claimed three gold medals in a sensational 28 minutes to make history and achieve the team's best haul at a World Athletics Indoor Championships.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Even before the war, a third of all homes in Great Britain alone had a record player.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.