grandpa
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“I remember growing up, we were always huge Oregon Ducks fans. My grandpa played football at Oregon, and that was the dream,” Mitch said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Sometimes people get in touch with one request: “My grandpa wants to see it one last time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
My grandpa died earlier in the tournament - his last interaction with the boys was to post some England stickers picked up with his weekly shop.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
"Was grandpa a Nazi?" asked the headlines on news stories across Germany.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Well, I hope your grandpa knows what he’s talking about,” Papa said, walking off toward the barn.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
These grandmas and grandpas aren’t like their own grandmas and grandpas.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Be good when you get to the rainbow bridge, play with the older brothers and sisters, grandpas and grandmas from the neighbourhood," one user wrote.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Hairy-backed grandpas are yielding to upwardly mobile startup founders and creative types.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025
But Ben and his little brother were doted upon by all their adopted grannies and grandpas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025
Tough but tender grandpas need someone like that.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
