grandmother

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Counseled by a grandmother to look like a lady — “don’t go out without lipstick on” — Blevins ultimately moved in with an older sister, choosing cheerleading over the school band.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Trump asked reporters after receiving the delivery from Simmons, whom the company described as a grandmother of ten from Arkansas.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Among its residents: the mother, father, grandmother and grandfather of an ASU undergrad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

And yet, Sina says, his uncle seems to be "afraid of dying" in the war and appears to have been trying to improve relations with some family members, including his own mother, Sina's grandmother.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“No, she’s not,” I sign back, wide-eyed as I watch my grandmother attacking a folk hero from Ghanaian mythology.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer