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
We had given up hope of seeing her when in April my grandfather appeared at our door with Critter in his arms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
It was a look that made clear, for a moment, the force his grandfather had once been; and still was, under the old paper skin and the crooked hands.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
His two grandfathers, both named Bill, were key figures in his early life, later providing inspiration for the title of his 2023 memoir.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Both of his grandfathers were small-business owners, and he spent his summers working for them as a landscaper and helping out with carpentry work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
I want to make the shadow pass over all the clean, startled faces, all those who believe in president grandfathers.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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