grandma
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“That a way, Christian,” grandma blurts out after a Christian pass reception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Now that Graham’s gone, it’s only fitting that his imaginary grandma rest her bewigged skeleton in that great rocking chair in the sky.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Emerson shrugs: “I mean my grandma definitely took me to a Passover thing once when I was like seven.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
I tell the story in the book of going to the grocery store with my grandma every weekend and it was owned by a local family.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Oh. That’s too far in this weather. My grandma won’t drive in the snow, and you probably don’t want to be stranded at my house until your parents can get you.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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These grandmas and grandpas aren’t like their own grandmas and grandpas.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
“We’re going to start a wall where customers can put up their own photos—of their grandmas, of course.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
"They're following the rules. Like grandmas, moms, aunts and uncles," Sarmiento said.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
"Be good when you get to the rainbow bridge, play with the older brothers and sisters, grandpas and grandmas from the neighbourhood," one user wrote.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Despite the tumult of the times, I was a happy, chubby baby who slept through the night and was loved by an extended family full of aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandmas.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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