granddaddy

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There are loads of conspiracy theories out there, the granddaddy of them all being the conjecture surrounding John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025

The hive of activity is the Palais, a massive complex by the sea full of cinemas with names like Buñuel, Bazin and, the granddaddy, the Grand Théâtre Lumière.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

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

In an era facing both a reborn nuclear threat and global climate catastrophe, the granddaddy of movie monsters still has a lot to tell humanity.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023

Lizzie’s granddaddy was not sitting on the doorstep smoking his pipe, and Turner felt the loneliness of the place.

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