grandmother

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My maternal grandmother, Marcela Fernández, was born in 1914 in an Arizona copper town to parents who fled the Mexican Revolution before returning to their mountain pueblo in Zacatecas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

This is a rebellious, empathetic adventure story about a grandmother who catches on that her society needs to learn how to think freely.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And yet, Sina says, his uncle seems to be "afraid of dying" in the war and appears to have been trying to improve relations with some family members, including his own mother, Sina's grandmother.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

We need more young men and women like my grandmother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

All the window screens blink, and my grandmother, the president, appears on them.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas