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Grinnell, an American naturalist, who first clearly ... Grinnell, Josiah Bushnell (from the article "Grinnell") city, Poweshiek county, east-central Iowa, U.S., about 50 miles (80 km) east-northeast of Des Moines. ... griot (from the article "Mauritania") ...of the bidan population were vassals who received protection from the warriors or marabouts in ... grip (from the article "human evolution") ...The most complex adaptations of the human hand involve the thumb, wherein a unique, fully ... grip (from the article "materials testing") Test machine grips are designed to transfer load smoothly into the test piece without producing ... Grip, Bo Jonsson (from the article "Finland") ...of Finland with the other parts of the kingdom. Several years later Haakon was overthrown ... Gripe, Maria (from the article "children's literature") ...svanslos (1939; Eng. trans., The Adventures of the Cat Who Had No Tail). The psychological ... 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