grandfather

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The five children have been living with their paternal grandfather in Jhelum since October 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They were initially put into a childcare facility, but in October 2023 their grandfather was given temporary custody.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The lushly poetic text by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba happens to have been written by the grandfather of one of Dudamel’s closest collaborators, film and theater director Alberto Alvero, who directed the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Pulte’s grandfather, at one point one of the wealthiest men in the world, built a Fortune 500 company and gave tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars to charity before his 2018 death.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“I sent her in to calm my grandfather down first.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley