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  • proper noun An English surname, probably derived from Old English grimm or Old Norse grimr or grimmr.

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Examples

  • I switched from 100 grain Grim Reapers to 125 grain Muzzys and have better success with putting them down quickly and found the heavier broadheads shoot quieter for some reason.

    i would like to buy a good crossbow for under 7 hundred dollars any suggestions. 2009

  • The killer was dubbed the Grim Sleeper because the killings appeared to stop in 1988 and did not resurface until 2002.

    Grim Sleeper serial killer may have 8 more victims 2011

  • I switched from 100 grain Grim Reapers to 125 grain Muzzys and have better success with putting them down quickly and found the heavier broadheads shoot quieter for some reason.

    i would like to buy a good crossbow for under 7 hundred dollars any suggestions. 2009

  • As we saw in chapter 1, an even harsher strategy is called Grim: I cooperate as long as you do.

    SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

  • First he called Grim the Red my kinsman, and Arni Kol's son.

    The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Unknown

  • The serial killer believed responsible for the slayings was dubbed the "Grim Sleeper" by a local newspaper because of the gap of more than 12 years between the two sets of murders.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The serial killer believed responsible for the slayings was dubbed the "Grim Sleeper" by a local newspaper because of the gap of more than 12 years between the two sets of murders.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Franklin was arrested Wednesday on 10 counts of murder and other charges in the deaths of young black women that started in the 1980s, then suddenly stopped, only to resume again 14 years later - sparking the nickname Grim Sleeper.

    Ventura County Star Stories 2010

  • Franklin was arrested Wednesday on 10 counts of murder and other charges in the deaths of young black women that started in the 1980s, suddenly stopped, only to resume again 14 years later, sparking the nickname Grim Sleeper.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • Franklin was arrested Wednesday on 10 counts of murder and other charges in the deaths of young black women that started in the 1980s, then suddenly stopped, only to resume again 14 years later - sparking the nickname Grim Sleeper.

    WBBM CBS 2 Chicago Top Videos Videos 2010

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