maternal
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My maternal grandfather ran a social club in New Jersey, a games parlor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The money is intended to support HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, disease surveillance and wider health system work, including the recruitment of community health workers.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
She started with her maternal grandmother and worked her way back through time using public archives in the Netherlands until she stumbled upon a painter she had never heard of: Jeremias Schultz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Because such events are rarely witnessed, researchers say careful documentation is important for determining whether these behaviors reflect maternal attachment, grief-like responses, or other forms of social and emotional behavior.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Morgause, brooding in the North with the one child who remained to her, had concentrated her maternal powers on the crooked boy.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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