granny
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She added: "I know I would have made a bloody good granny."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Her look evolves from a worn-out cog to a biker-like granny who’d seem natural riding on the back of Dennis Hopper’s hog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Her boss knows she travels a lot, often as the granny on call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
There is one stalwart ally in the family though, Byron's beloved granny played by Hannah Walters, who co-produced hit show Adolescence alongside husband Stephen Graham.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
“Thet’s what I don’t know, son. Thet’s what I don’t know. Yore granny was—”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Dances, for instance, may mimic animal behaviors, or reference popular moments from the series, such as getting grannies to floss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
These glamorous grannies are modelling for social media.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
The Duchess of York was recently saying, "I can picture us being grannies together."
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2023
On occasion, the grannies do more than help out at bus stations.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Jason decided there was nothing in the world scarier than a gang of bat-wielding grannies.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Even in the granniest of granny gears, it’s impossible for me to pedal smoothly up pitches with grades approaching, and sometimes exceeding, 13 percent.
From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022
