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grandfather

[gran-fah-ther, grand-] / ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd- /


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The five children have been living with their paternal grandfather in Jhelum since October 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

So his grandfather entirely pivoted to what was still selling – the affordable sweet treats.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The lushly poetic text by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba happens to have been written by the grandfather of one of Dudamel’s closest collaborators, film and theater director Alberto Alvero, who directed the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That closeness between grandson and grandfather became public as part of an extraordinary battle over the leadership of the Pulte patriarch’s company, after he had stepped aside.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

His grandfather made a noise that was somewhere between a snort and a cough.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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