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Both my father and grandfather fought in World War II. During that particular war, the U.S. had more than 16 million men and women in uniform out of a population of about 132 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Early in the 20th century, Franzoy’s great grandfather arrived from Italy, cleared the desert land and planted chilies, onions and potatoes, nurturing the plants with water from the Rio Grande.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The flight went on as planned, but these men knew my grandfather and heard that his daughters were getting on the plane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

But the one person was my grandfather who was a pastor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“The cabin boy Pudge was in service to my grandfather when he wrote his account of their voyage.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

They are also the grandfathers of the germ theory of disease, and therefore of much of modern medicine.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan