grandfather
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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
When told by the judge that the grandfather would become their guardian, the eldest child responded saying "that's all good".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
John’s grandfather, an organist, impresses upon his pupil that music will only torment him if he thinks of it as an art form to be perfected; he must instead treat it as a “commodity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Which is what his father had said, and his grandfather before that.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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
Those guys were old enough to be her grandfathers, but they showed her respect.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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