grandfather

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His grandfather Antonio is revealed as a traveling merchant who operated between Catalan Spain and Morocco, rather than simply a farmer.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

"I feel very sad that I'm not voting Labour this time," said 59-year-old Ross Mumford, explaining he had always supported the centre-left party, just like his father and grandfather.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The universe had taken my grandfather but had given me a new friend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He described it as "a state visit for the ages, the most significant since his grandfather George VI's visit in 1939 on the eve of the Second World War".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

His grandfather had been neither mad nor lying.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell