grandfather
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A short time before we left, my paternal grandfather, Larry, died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
"I suspect that nobody would have given the skull of his father or his grandfather as a gift to another person."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
“I knew my grandfather was a barber; I didn’t think much of it at all,” McCoy says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
His other grandfather was a star defensive back at Michigan, and his father was a quarterback for the Wolverines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
“I remember when my grandfather died. I was little, but I knew that everybody was upset because it was sort of sudden. I’m sorry, it must have been bad when she died.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
"Dear fathers and grandfathers... treat your wives with respect, ask for forgiveness and live with integrity, even when doing so requires sacrifice," the head of the Catholic Church said during a homily in Uruguay.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
But for most of my life, they felt like the domain of grandfathers, finance bros and people who knew what vermouth was without having to Google it.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
“We’re asking airmen to strap into jets that their grandfathers, fathers and now they are flying, and it is time for a reset,” said Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She said her brothers, aunties, cousins and both her grandfathers had taken part in the past.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
I could tell he was eager to avoid any mention of psychiatrists or dead grandfathers.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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