grandmother
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The retired mother and grandmother booked a 21-day tour on a private plane and visited six countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said the boy experienced school-related stress, and his dead grandmother was a former teacher who had been "quite strict on him about studying".
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
“I understand that his grandmother was a teacher and wanted him to perform well in school, and she was quite strict and demanding,” Anutin said after being briefed by investigators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
My grandmother made holiday decorations for the house, and my grandfather worked with leather, making jackets and boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“You can have my lasagna, Nana,” Maya-Jade replied, pushing her plate to her grandmother, whose own meal was only half eaten.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
One study has shown reduced mortality rates for women who became grandmothers after the age of 50.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Pregnant Then Screwed surveyed, external more than 1,300 parents and found 80% of those using informal childcare relied on grandmothers.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Freelance writer and editor Lucy Schiller bumped up against the issues of aging, eldercare and loneliness through her grandmothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But when I went down for Gamble’s trial, I found instead a place where the Southern grandmothers were rising to the occasion.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Mothers and grandmothers were floating among the tables with smiles on their faces as they touched and picked up all the fun things on display.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
