grandfather
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A short time before we left, my paternal grandfather, Larry, died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 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
“My grandfather was my role model growing up,” she wrote on the team’s fundraising page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
"My grandfather was my role model growing up," she wrote.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 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
Joshua had grown up in Spokane, Wash., and his father and one of his grandfathers worked as controllers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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
There are always other people waiting, some possibly even waiting for their grandfathers too, but for different reasons.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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