grand old men

plural of grand old man

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Noun
  • Because Swift has no docking ports or grappling fixtures to grab onto, Katalyst built its 880-pound, 5-foot tall LINK spacecraft with a custom robotic capture mechanism that will attach to a feature on the satellite’s main structure.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • During the pilot, Figure 02 helped produce more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles by inserting sheet-metal components into welding fixtures.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • But prevention begins much earlier — with whether people feel connected to their communities, invested in civic life and seen by the institutions that serve them.
    Monica Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Undergraduate tuition and fees at Texas public institutions have remained frozen since 2023.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
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“Grand old men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20old%20men. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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