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
“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
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
My grandfather reasoned, if we could figure out how to culture pearls from the Australian oyster, we might be able to produce the most magnificent pearls in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Back then, it’d been because of losing her grandfather.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
His two grandfathers, both named Bill, were key figures in his early life, later providing inspiration for the title of his 2023 memoir.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
She acknowledged that it was still "not enough" and promised a "special plan for our grandfathers and grandmothers."
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The names of all the uncles, both grandfathers, and the four great grandfathers had been used.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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