grandparents
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If there’s an emergency and a minor’s legal parents are incapacitated or killed, most rules default to direct blood relationships — grandparents, aunts and uncles, and so forth down the line.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
An almost empty new build estate has sparked anger because rules state that the houses can be only sold as holiday homes, with one would-be buyer saying her grandparents would be "turning in their graves".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
This display is the touch screen equivalent of the Big Type books that you give your grandparents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Magnason’s family is inextricably linked with the environment — they’ve lived in Iceland for centuries and his grandparents were among the first to explore and research the glaciers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Of my grandparents, my grandma Ellie was the least likely to kill any animals.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
