grandparents
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He'd been to the festival before and was well-acquainted with its cultural significance, remembering his grandparents making the journey decades earlier for the dancing.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In 2008, when Walters was 14, his mother died in a car crash, and he moved in with his grandparents.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Now there’s alternatives that potentially weren’t around back when my parents and my grandparents were around. People are starting to understand that buying a house isn’t the only way to build wealth.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The shift reflects the priorities of younger voters, who see the economy and the worsening security situation with China as bigger concerns than the battles over bases that preoccupied their parents and grandparents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“No,” he said gruffly, because he did not have grandparents here or anywhere, at least none he’d met.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
