grandmother
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There have also been a number of pedestrian deaths, including 86-year-old grandmother Gloria Stephenson, who was struck at a zebra crossing in Sunderland last year by an illegal e-motorbike.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
His mother, in turn, had been introduced to the store by her grandmother, Georgia Bullock, a decades-long Pasadena resident and the first woman to serve as a municipal and superior court judge in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Your Miss Marple was influenced by your own grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Lasha said Cosby invited her and her grandmother to his comedy show.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018
“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
Salterelli has seen cases where competing grandmothers both want to be guardians and a custody battle ensues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
The author is a law school professor, researcher and author of an upcoming book on the scientifically proven neural superpowers of grandmothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The children yelled even louder as they were suddenly squashed by falling mothers, grandmothers, aunts and older sisters.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
