grandfather

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Andrew Crowley, 46, of Longwell Green, Gloucestershire, asked the auction house to value three Cycladic figures and an Anatolian stargazer statuette he had inherited from his grandfather.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

One man, for instance, insists the bottle-wielding man was his grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Juaben's love for Villa stems from his grandfather Daniel, who used to stay with a Villa-supporting family from Birmingham.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Victor Dallin III, who goes by Vic, lives in Philadelphia, and followed his grandfather into aviation—although flying seemed to skip a generation in the family since Dallin himself warned his son against it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

As fast as he could, he told his grandfather what he had seen.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell