granduncle
Americannoun
noun
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Rozek said that while he admires his famous granduncle, his firm never received help from Buffett or Berkshire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Then, there’s the strange gray heron who badgers him and claims that his mother is still alive, and the mysterious tower built by Mahito’s long-vanished granduncle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
There is also a elderly granduncle with a long beard nearing the end of his life, aware that his ability to hold this crumbling world together is receding.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
My friend's granduncle was a train engineer who told wonderful stories about traveling across the country, all the people he met and places he saw.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2022
Charlie Valentine’s grandfather or granduncle or whoever once had a stableful of huge draft horses called Belgians.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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