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- proper noun A
surname , originally anickname for a big man, from Middle Englishgros ("large").
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Examples
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"It's never been gross to me," Gross said (no pun intended.) "I've been sweating since doing pushups at the age of five."
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"Our position is it is a gross injustice to leave University employees out of a state pay raise," Gross said.
The Daily Texan RSS 2008
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Spurred by the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the country that coined the term "Gross National Happiness," the resolution has 66 nations as sponsors including the UK.
Linda Leaming: The Debt Ceiling, Happiness and Bhutan Linda Leaming 2011
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Spurred by the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the country that coined the term "Gross National Happiness," the resolution has 66 nations as sponsors including the UK.
Linda Leaming: The Debt Ceiling, Happiness and Bhutan Linda Leaming 2011
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In 1972, Bhutan's former king coined the term Gross National Happiness.
Marc Stoiber: Could Well-Being Become Our New Currency? Marc Stoiber 2011
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Spurred by the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the country that coined the term "Gross National Happiness," the resolution has 66 nations as sponsors including the UK.
Linda Leaming: The Debt Ceiling, Happiness and Bhutan Linda Leaming 2011
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Spurred by the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the country that coined the term "Gross National Happiness," the resolution has 66 nations as sponsors including the UK.
Linda Leaming: The Debt Ceiling, Happiness and Bhutan Linda Leaming 2011
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Spurred by the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the country that coined the term "Gross National Happiness," the resolution has 66 nations as sponsors including the UK.
Linda Leaming: The Debt Ceiling, Happiness and Bhutan Linda Leaming 2011
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Spurred by the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the country that coined the term "Gross National Happiness," the resolution has 66 nations as sponsors including the UK.
Linda Leaming: The Debt Ceiling, Happiness and Bhutan Linda Leaming 2011
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Spurred by the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the country that coined the term "Gross National Happiness," the resolution has 66 nations as sponsors including the UK.
Linda Leaming: The Debt Ceiling, Happiness and Bhutan Linda Leaming 2011
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