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Christine Salter: In the 1920s, my grandfather needed to support his family, so at 14 years old, he jumped on an old wooden pearling lugger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Rachel Apa, from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was running on Sunday with the Parkinson's Foundation Champions to raise money and honor her grandfather who had the disease, she said in a fundraising page.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

“My grandfather was my role model growing up,” she wrote on the team’s fundraising page.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Then, in the champions' news conference, he became so emotional at one point as he remembered his late grandfather that he could not talk, and had to take a minute to compose himself.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Which is what his father had said, and his grandfather before that.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

But for most of my life, they felt like the domain of grandfathers, finance bros and people who knew what vermouth was without having to Google it.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

“We’re asking airmen to strap into jets that their grandfathers, fathers and now they are flying, and it is time for a reset,” said Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Joshua had grown up in Spokane, Wash., and his father and one of his grandfathers worked as controllers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

"I wanted to remind people of the narrative of our grandmothers, grandfathers and great-grandparents, who throughout my childhood said that war is terrifying," the 28-year-old, who goes by the nickname Noi, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

I will never be short and probably not bald, if my dad and grandfathers are any indication.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven