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grandmother

[gran-muhth-er, grand-, gram-] / ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm- /


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“It somehow felt like it was upper-class,” Nana, my paternal grandmother, recently told me.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The loan officer has advised his grandmother and aunt to give me their portions, which I will deposit into my account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

About her life “as a teacher, as a grandmother, as first lady.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Bannister found a picture of his grandmother with another lady - who turned out to be McCullough Jnr's grandmother.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

My grandmother disappears, and Althea Sharpe takes her place.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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