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grandmother

[gran-muhth-er, grand-, gram-] / ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm- /


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It’s evident he thought the world of his grandmother, as he did of his Aunt Fumiko, who was also interned.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth stripped them of their "Royal Highness" titles, police protection and public funding when they quit royal duties in 2020.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Related: ‘There is considerable tension’: My grandmother, 99, wants to cut my mother out of her will.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

“I figured my grandmother was a dancer and I thought maybe I got some of those genes — definitely not,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

“Your grandmother died, and then you found her in a paradise! Why should you leave her again, am I right?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Salterelli has seen cases where competing grandmothers both want to be guardians and a custody battle ensues.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

What began as a chance encounter on a flight to Las Vegas could soon be heading to the big screen, as a group of grandmothers and a pro-wrestler discuss a film based on their story.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Davids — who grew up in South Africa, where culturally it’s common for grandmothers to administer enemas to children in rural areas — does a coffee enema twice per month.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

That legacy helps explain why in a male-dominated sport, men direct their hopes upward and outward—to mothers, wives, grandmothers and the Virgin herself.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Not so many mothers and grandmothers and sisters.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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