grandfather

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My father was going down the mines for 30 years, my grandfather for 50 years.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

His grandfather John W. Foster served as secretary of state under Benjamin Harrison in the 1890s, and his uncle, Robert Lansing, held the same position under Woodrow Wilson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Christian Rainer, from Austria, told the BBC he found the name of his grandfather "within a few seconds".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

My grandfather, who was a 70-hour-a-week physician — graduated medical school in 1920 — took a look at me two hours after I was born and told my mom, “He’s gonna be trouble.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“Lord Fredrick’s grandfather was a judge, too, you know.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood