grandfather
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My grandmother made holiday decorations for the house, and my grandfather worked with leather, making jackets and boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Then a letter from a lawyer arrives, and it transpires that their maternal grandfather, whom they never knew, has left them, among other things, an island in Ontario’s Muskoka Lakes district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
On the evening of 17 June, the day before he died, Kahaan chatted cheerfully with his grandfather, who had just landed in Melbourne to be with his daughter, on a video call.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Christopher Schurtz believes it is a reference to his grandfather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Back then, it’d been because of losing her grandfather.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
His two grandfathers, both named Bill, were key figures in his early life, later providing inspiration for the title of his 2023 memoir.
From BBC ● May 13, 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
Late in the evening, Marie-Laure descends the ladder and falls asleep in her grandfathers bed to the sound of her great-uncle working above her.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
