grandpa
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“Anyone who knows Luis knows he is a devoted father and proud grandpa, a hardworking provider, a passionate soccer fan, and a man who has always put others before himself,” Romero wrote about his father.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Many German families have faced the uncomfortable question: What did grandpa do during the war?
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
There, Lindstrom made a short film about his grandpa that landed him a spot in the MFA program at Columbia University.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
“Your grandpa would be ashamed of your boys,” reads its website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
As I came in sight of the store, I saw my old grandpa sitting in his rocker on the porch.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
"Be good when you get to the rainbow bridge, play with the older brothers and sisters, grandpas and grandmas from the neighbourhood," one user wrote.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
“You look at bands that have been around for this long, and it’s these angry, bitter grandpas who are always feuding and can’t get along,” Puget says via Zoom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Hairy-backed grandpas are yielding to upwardly mobile startup founders and creative types.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025
Since you are the one that made it, you have to pay for aunties, grandpas, a grandma's funeral.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2023
“That’s what grandpas are for, isn’t it?” he said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
