grandparents

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Carney's grandparents left the village more than 100 years ago for Canada.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

With more than 40% of U.S. teenagers reporting ongoing feelings of sadness or hopelessness, one child psychologist believes grandparents may be an important part of the solution.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

My four grandparents came from Spain to Cuba — from my mother’s side, they were from Tenerife, Isla Canaria.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

But young customers are rare—“1 out of 100,” he says—and they are usually seeking less a timepiece than an old-timey tchotchke, “something their parents or grandparents had.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Then I imagine that I’m surrounded by a mom, grandparents, aunts, uncles, a brother.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas