grandfather
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A short time before we left, my paternal grandfather, Larry, died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
"I suspect that nobody would have given the skull of his father or his grandfather as a gift to another person."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Carr’s grandfather is Lloyd Carr, the Hall of Famer coach who led Michigan to the 1997 national title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
“My grandfather was my role model growing up,” she wrote on the team’s fundraising page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
And then before he’s forced to comment either way, the grandfather clock in the hallway begins to strike.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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
She acknowledged that it was still "not enough" and promised a "special plan for our grandfathers and grandmothers."
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Baba is a commonly used term in India to refer to mystics and religious gurus and also to fathers or grandfathers by both Hindus and Muslims.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
He found the man, and together they figured out that their grandfathers were brothers, making the two of them second cousins.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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