grandfather
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But the one person was my grandfather who was a pastor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Don Cantrell, whose grandfather started farming family land that now stretches to 12,000 acres, said he is still getting hit on diesel and admits the president "does some stupid things" and "says some stupid things".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Sara Sharif's paternal grandfather has been granted guardianship of her siblings by a court in Pakistan.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
After growing up in Mexico, my grandmother moved to California with my grandfather and their children in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
His grandfather froze, his face turning the color of summer raspberries.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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
That is until the man the grandfathers called Hunters Hunter got tapped on the shoulder by fingertips that couldn’t be anybody’s but hers.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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