grandfather

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His grandfather Antonio is revealed as a traveling merchant who operated between Catalan Spain and Morocco, rather than simply a farmer.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

"I feel very sad that I'm not voting Labour this time," said 59-year-old Ross Mumford, explaining he had always supported the centre-left party, just like his father and grandfather.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Many of the characters in “The House of the Spirits,” Allende’s 1982 debut novel, are modeled after members of her family, including her grandmother, grandfather and mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The first reigning British sovereign to set foot in America was my grandfather, King George VI. He visited in 1939 with my beloved grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

That was certainly true for Ryoichi Usuzawa, a sixty-two-year-old grandfather with salt-and-pepper hair who was working from his home in the town of Otsuchi.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland