grandfather

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“I had the privilege of growing up and seeing amazing mariachi musicians like my father, uncles and grandfather performing at a restaurant on the weekends, during birthday parties and quinceaneras,” said Hernandez.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Among its residents: the mother, father, grandmother and grandfather of an ASU undergrad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“I think your grandfather probably would be really happy with that,” Barron said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Born in the Uzbek capital, he learned with his grandfather as his coach and soon became one of the fastest risers in chess history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He thought of his grandfather, amid a crowd of seagulls; of his father, sitting next to his bed at night; of the half-remembered face of his mother.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell