grandfather
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Now, the 42-year-old dictator is changing the national flag, which was originally imposed on his grandfather, North Korea’s founder, Kim Il Sung, by his Soviet partners in the aftermath of World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
"I suspect that nobody would have given the skull of his father or his grandfather as a gift to another person."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
His grandfather was a barber; his cousin was a makeup artist in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Carr’s grandfather is Lloyd Carr, the Hall of Famer coach who led Michigan to the 1997 national title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
His grandfather had been neither mad nor lying.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
"Dear fathers and grandfathers... treat your wives with respect, ask for forgiveness and live with integrity, even when doing so requires sacrifice," the head of the Catholic Church said during a homily in Uruguay.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
But for most of my life, they felt like the domain of grandfathers, finance bros and people who knew what vermouth was without having to Google it.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
“We’re asking airmen to strap into jets that their grandfathers, fathers and now they are flying, and it is time for a reset,” said Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Both of his grandfathers were small-business owners, and he spent his summers working for them as a landscaper and helping out with carpentry work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
He could follow in his fathers and grandfathers footsteps and become a pastor.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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