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
His great-grandparents are “House of the Dragon’s” Queen Rhaenyra and Daemon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
I thought about how my great-grandparents had starved to death.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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