granddaddy

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Good things can come in old packages, and that’s the case with the exchange-traded fund, the granddaddy of tech-focused ETFs, which trades under the ticker XLK.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

GameStop, the granddaddy of meme stocks, has soared suddenly and sharply.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

“By creating a carousel with his famed figures, he in a sense gets to be Disney. Who doesn’t have great memories associated with state fairs, carnivals and the granddaddy of those, Disneyland?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

If you get lost in the luminous orange peepers of housecats or the baby blues of white tigers, thank the granddaddy of all felines—an ocelotlike creature that lived more than 30 million years ago.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 13, 2023

“It’s a hard business. But if you’re hooked, you’re hooked. I was hooked by my granddaddy and my daddy set the hook.”

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck