grandmother
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At a smashed out tram stop, 79-year-old grandmother Chantal Bellanger said she had been "worried - but then, I've been worried for a long time".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
So far, the girl has not shown any negative reactions, her grandmother added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
I drove the aging four-cylinder Ford Escort my grandmother had lent me, a car not much faster than her sewing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Dipke, however, had travelled to his hometown in Maharashtra after the death of his grandmother.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
I didn’t expect to be hurled into the literal underworld, and to suddenly be face-to-face with someone claiming to be my late grandmother.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Russians from all walks of life began reaching out: employees of state energy companies; agents from Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB; even anxiety-ridden grandmothers of Russian soldiers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The couple also wove Scottish traditions into their ceremony, taking part in a Celtic handfasting ritual, using pieces of fabric provided by both of their grandmothers.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“You don’t have mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and uncles ... we needed help,” said Rudy, who moved to L.A. from New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Salterelli has seen cases where competing grandmothers both want to be guardians and a custody battle ensues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Not all grandmothers are that cold,” I say.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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