grandmother

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After winning with a fairly low-scoring hand, Impellizzeri asked Tiffany Luo, 26, a technology consultant whose grandmother is a mahjong shark, what would your grandma call that play?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

“Yes, I am interested in education and I would like to know something about methods in the other world. Spelling, for example. How does my grandmother now spell the word ‘scissors’?”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock