grandfather
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"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
“I knew my grandfather was a barber; I didn’t think much of it at all,” McCoy says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Carr’s grandfather is Lloyd Carr, the Hall of Famer coach who led Michigan to the 1997 national title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Rachel Apa, from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was running on Sunday with the Parkinson's Foundation Champions to raise money and honor her grandfather who had the disease, she said in a fundraising page.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Princess,” Jack’s grandfather said by way of greeting, his face now a much healthier color.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
"Dear fathers and grandfathers... treat your wives with respect, ask for forgiveness and live with integrity, even when doing so requires sacrifice," the head of the Catholic Church said during a homily in Uruguay.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
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
“You need to help your mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers to change their attitude toward one that says it’s patriotic to spend money and lift China’s domestic consumption rate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Her feet find the floor of her grandfathers room.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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