grandfather

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She relocated to the country of her birth in the early 1960s with my grandfather, José Miranda, after frost and drought ruined the family farm in their hometown of El Cargadero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

"My grandfather started this, then my father, and now it's my turn," the 49-year-old said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The court heard the boy had been "shocked" after his grandfather warned him he could end up in prison if he did not change his behaviour.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Mr. Lemann’s grandfather, Montefiore Mordecai Lemann, took a different route.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Inside, the house is dark and muffled, silent but for the tick of the grandfather clock in the parlor, the cough of a boarder on the second floor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse