grandmother

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She learned the Hong Kong version to connect with her Chinese grandmother and is co-founder of Gold Coast Mahjong Club, an American club in Darien, Conn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Hui, also known as Xu Jiayin, rose from humble beginnings in rural China, where he was raised by his grandmother before venturing into property development and setting up Evergrande in 1996.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Trump asked reporters after receiving the delivery from Simmons, whom the company described as a grandmother of ten from Arkansas.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Among its residents: the mother, father, grandmother and grandfather of an ASU undergrad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas