grandmother
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She said her grandmother, Olive, did not have the freedom to pursue music because of economic and societal barriers as a young, working-class wartime bride.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Hinojosa said she recalled her abuela, or grandmother, telling her "no te dejes" -- Spanish for stand up for yourself, don't let yourself be pushed around.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
The marathon novice had been taking part for the first time in April with his brother Chris, raising funds for Age UK in honour of their grandmother, Tricia Petts, who died in January 2025.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Backman recalls that his grandmother used to travel with a magnifying glass and how he used to laugh at it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
“And how shall you do that, exactly?” the prince asked, shaking off his shock over the revelation about May’s grandmother.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
“And I think it’s because of this knowledge that women have for their daughters, grandmothers have for their granddaughters, that the world is tough, and we have to be strong.”
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
“You don’t have mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and uncles ... we needed help,” said Rudy, who moved to L.A. from New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Salterelli has seen cases where competing grandmothers both want to be guardians and a custody battle ensues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Longevity prospered because these fit, caring and longer-lived grandmothers passed along their genes to more grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
She told us that both our grandmothers were angry because neither Lori nor I had been named after them, so she decided to call the baby Lilly Ruth Maureen.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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