grandfather
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"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
His grandfather was a barber; his cousin was a makeup artist in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Christine Salter: In the 1920s, my grandfather needed to support his family, so at 14 years old, he jumped on an old wooden pearling lugger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ahead of the race, Apa wrote on her marathon fundraising page how much her grandfather, who she was honoring with the run meant to her.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
But the cry his grandfather gave—huge from such an old man—when he saw him, standing, soaking wet and scarred and smiling: that was worth hearing.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
"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
Baba is a commonly used term in India to refer to mystics and religious gurus and also to fathers or grandfathers by both Hindus and Muslims.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Tyler has the middle name Jacob to honor the memory of my grandfathers.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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