grandfathering
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Australian producers can also continue to use names including parmesan though feta will be subject to "grandfathering and lengthy phase-out periods" due to strict EU rules on naming rights.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
But some men are forging a new grandfathering path, even without cultural norms to guide them.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
“The university has discontinued non-academic programs in the past without grandfathering participants,” she said.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2019
Those recommendations included grandfathering in mixed-status families that already have HUD subsidies.
From Slate ● May 10, 2019
"Under the proposal as they presented it, there would be no grandfathering," RBC's Mauro said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2012
