grumbly

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“The Energy Department is coming to a big crossroads,” said Thomas Grumbly, a former assistant secretary at the department who oversaw the early days of the project during the Clinton administration.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

Mr. Grumbly said he presented the Clinton administration years ago with budget estimates of hundreds of billions of dollars to clean up former nuclear weapons sites around the country.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

Grumbly Me silently made fun of the apostrophe.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2022

If Mr Dinwiddy the gold miner wanted new boots, Evans the Song wanted a first bass for the Grumbly and District Choral Society or Idris the dragon needed a warm firebox refuge, Ivor was there.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2019

When they met the Duchess Grumbly she was seated in an open carriage trying in vain to look dignified.

From The Red Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew