grandfather
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But she cannot free her own because it would go against custom, even though her grandfather "granted freedom to all the atas" when he was leader of the Protestant community in neighbouring Central Sumba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Taylor followed his father and grandfather into the produce business, founding Taylor Farms with partners in 1995.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
His grandfather founded the well-known Aipa Surf Company in 1970.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Lillard's uncle and grandfather created a contraption that would open the iron lung so Lillard could live alone and get in out of the iron lung herself.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Inside, the house is dark and muffled, silent but for the tick of the grandfather clock in the parlor, the cough of a boarder on the second floor.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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
She acknowledged that it was still "not enough" and promised a "special plan for our grandfathers and grandmothers."
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 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 will never be short and probably not bald, if my dad and grandfathers are any indication.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
