granddaddy

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But Arnott’s comments came before the granddaddy of them all did something surprising: It stuck to its rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Good things can come in old packages, and that’s the case with the exchange-traded fund, the granddaddy of tech-focused ETFs, which trades under the ticker XLK.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“It’s the granddaddy of them all. My mom always said she wanted me to play at Wimbledon. ... This is definitely one of the most coveted trophies right here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

If you get lost in the luminous orange peepers of housecats or the baby blues of white tigers, thank the granddaddy of all felines—an ocelotlike creature that lived more than 30 million years ago.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 13, 2023

Lizzie’s granddaddy was propped up in a bed, perched on his angled elbows so that he could see out the window.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt