Grand Junction love

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of western Colorado at the confluence of the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers. It developed as a shipping center with the arrival of the railroad in 1887.

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Examples

  • Here in my community, or overall in this valley, it is not very common to see the use of this drug, but it is very common in cities such as Grand Junction and Denver.

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories 2009

  • Here in my community, or overall in this valley, it is not very common to see the use of this drug, but it is very common in cities such as Grand Junction and Denver.

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories 2009

  • She enjoyed a successful career, and was later offered a lucrative job at the largest hospital in Grand Junction, where she worked until retiring in her early seventies.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • Julie Tierney, aged 25 from Grand Junction, CO, has a collection that kind of recalls Gretchen of yore if all she did was outerwear except Julie's stuff I like, and Seth Aaron dubbed it trucker hillbilly in RTTR.

    Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway Season 9 Premiere, "Come as You Are" Holly Cara Price 2011

  • IN 1963, THERE WERE STILL VAST ACRES OF OPEN WILDERNESS IN the state of Colorado, especially outside the Grand Junction area, where herds of mustangs were often rounded up and trucked to various ranches across the region.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • We just really didn't see the point in waiting when we knew what we wanted, says Sabartinelli, 26, a cultural arts coordinator for Grand Junction.

    Short engagements: Like Will, Kate, why wait? 2011

  • While geography makes it tough for those outside Denver to keep up, Colorado Springs' Bob Gardner may just have a shot down the road to join the fray, as could Erik Groves of Grand Junction.

    Jessica Corry: Republican Shakeup Begs the Question: Who Will Become GOP's Election Lawyer? Jessica Corry 2011

  • Mr. Romney didn't mention his rival by name during a campaign stop in Grand Junction, Colo., but made a point of reminding the audience he believes states, not the federal government, should decide how to insure residents who lack health-care coverage.

    Front-Runner Is Targeting Santorum Patrick O'Connor 2012

  • While geography makes it tough for those outside Denver to keep up, Colorado Springs' Bob Gardner may just have a shot down the road to join the fray, as could Erik Groves of Grand Junction.

    Jessica Corry: Republican Shakeup Begs the Question: Who Will Become GOP's Election Lawyer? Jessica Corry 2011

  • Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney talks to an overflow crowd during a campaign rally in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Monday.

    Front-Runner Is Targeting Santorum Patrick O'Connor 2012

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