grandfather

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Among its residents: the mother, father, grandmother and grandfather of an ASU undergrad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“Your grandfather chose a path he believed in. You should, too.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"I'm very worried, because my grandfather actually had a very serious stroke. I hope I don't have a full stroke before I am seen," he told BBC News.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

She relocated to the country of her birth in the early 1960s with my grandfather, José Miranda, after frost and drought ruined the family farm in their hometown of El Cargadero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Jack’s grandfather asked him, puffing on a new pipe made of solid gold.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley