grandmother
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She started with her maternal grandmother and worked her way back through time using public archives in the Netherlands until she stumbled upon a painter she had never heard of: Jeremias Schultz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
His mother, in turn, had been introduced to the store by her grandmother, Georgia Bullock, a decades-long Pasadena resident and the first woman to serve as a municipal and superior court judge in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Susan Harvey, a grandmother to five, said she was out for a walk to clear her head and escape the news.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Lasha said Cosby invited her and her grandmother to his comedy show.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018
That I was suddenly going to be best buddies with my ninety-odd- year-old grandmother?
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Salterelli has seen cases where competing grandmothers both want to be guardians and a custody battle ensues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Longevity prospered because these fit, caring and longer-lived grandmothers passed along their genes to more grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Add to that the centuries-old cliches of Italian mothers and grandmothers showing their love through food, and it's a perfect storm.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The author is a law school professor, researcher and author of an upcoming book on the scientifically proven neural superpowers of grandmothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
When I emerge, the grandmothers are still sitting silently on the sofa with a Shanti-size space between them.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
