great-grandparents

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Boyd’s great-grandparents, August and Antonia Maternowski, purchased Union in 1918 and ran it with the help of their 12 children.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Third-degree relatives, such as cousins or great-grandparents and great-grandchildren, share one eighth.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

"I wanted to remind people of the narrative of our grandmothers, grandfathers and great-grandparents, who throughout my childhood said that war is terrifying," the 28-year-old, who goes by the nickname Noi, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

My parents were divorced, as were both sets of my grandparents and even some great-grandparents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

I told them that the white tigers had stalked me through the snow but that I had fought them off with burning branches, and my great-grandparents had come to lead me safely through the forests.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston