grandfather
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Now, the 42-year-old dictator is changing the national flag, which was originally imposed on his grandfather, North Korea’s founder, Kim Il Sung, by his Soviet partners in the aftermath of World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
We had given up hope of seeing her when in April my grandfather appeared at our door with Critter in his arms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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
His grandfather was a barber; his cousin was a makeup artist in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
He thought of what his grandfather would say when he returned to find both boy and griffin gone; of his confusion and anger.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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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
"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
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
Her feet find the floor of her grandfathers room.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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