grandfather
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It was the first time the children had been with their grandfather since 2022.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Maybe someday I’d have the opportunity to give those letters to my grandchildren when they were old enough to understand why they had an absent grandfather.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
And it has helped him feel more connected to the farm that his brother, their father and 90-year-old grandfather run while he is away at university.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Now, 12 years and many political lifetimes later, they read as quaint and out-of-touch, like a grandfather telling his grandson to never contradict his betters.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Lord Fredrick’s grandfather was a judge, too, you know.”
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
“You need to help your mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers to change their attitude toward one that says it’s patriotic to spend money and lift China’s domestic consumption rate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
I want to make the shadow pass over all the clean, startled faces, all those who believe in president grandfathers.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
