grandparents

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His grandparents had been putting money away to help him with the costs, but then he faced an unexpected bill.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But young customers are rare—“1 out of 100,” he says—and they are usually seeking less a timepiece than an old-timey tchotchke, “something their parents or grandparents had.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Soon enough, the fires subside and we cart my grandparents back across town to their apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

As of 2021, there were 2.1 million grandparents with primary responsibility for their grandchildren.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The grandparents of President John F. Kennedy, who wasn’t yet born, honeymooned there when I was two months old.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson