grandmother
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In 1995 he adopted a baby girl, Tia Katherine Kearns, whom he named after his grandmother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Thank you for everything, we will never forget you," read a message on the candle, which accompanied flowers and a placard calling Abascal "the grandmother of an entire country".
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s a story I’ve repeatedly told over my decades-long journalism career, and no one has yet challenged my description of my grandmother as an immigrant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
But her daughters prefer Mandarin and can only exchange basic phrases with their grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Your grandmother was wise, fair, and filled with compassion,” the woman continues.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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
One study has shown reduced mortality rates for women who became grandmothers after the age of 50.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
I mean, when people compliment their grandmothers, especially their Indian grandmothers, they usually say things like, “My grandmother is so wise” and “My grandmother is so kind” and “My grandmother has seen everything.”
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
