grandfather
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After growing up in Mexico, my grandmother moved to California with my grandfather and their children in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Also revelling in the excitement from being at the game, young fan Jasper was wearing a tri-coloured wig his grandfather bought him.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Netflix’s Cathy-centered take on “East of Eden” comes before us at a very different time than the one in which Zoe Kazan’s grandfather Elia introduced his acclaimed 1955 film.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The girl is his daughter Natalia, and the birds reference his grandfather who kept a collection as pets in cages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He thought of his father, of his grandfather, whom he could not warn.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
But for most of my life, they felt like the domain of grandfathers, finance bros and people who knew what vermouth was without having to Google it.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
“We’re asking airmen to strap into jets that their grandfathers, fathers and now they are flying, and it is time for a reset,” said Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She acknowledged that it was still "not enough" and promised a "special plan for our grandfathers and grandmothers."
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Baba is a commonly used term in India to refer to mystics and religious gurus and also to fathers or grandfathers by both Hindus and Muslims.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Everyone in La Paz remembers the return of the family; there may be some old ones who saw it, but those whose fathers and whose grandfathers told it to them remember it nevertheless.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
