grandniece
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We see how remote the emotional realities of the older generation appear to those who are young and sure and full of their own promise, such as Sylvia’s vegan, eco-friendly, violinist grandniece, Phoebe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
And, remember, the timing of investment returns, which could differ for each grandniece, can have a big impact on their respective outcomes.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 26, 2025
She was able to reveal more of her personal side, describing the emotion of seeing her grandniece watch her at the convention, for example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
A simple example of this is that my balance is actually better than that of my grandniece, who is a toddler.
From Scientific American ● May 26, 2023
The silence sat between grandniece and baby grandaunt like a third person.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
I want to gift my grandnieces, ages 5 and 10, stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 28, 2025
In the BBC interview Harris entertained the prospect of another run at the White House, saying her grandnieces would, "in their lifetime, for sure", see a female president.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
On the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention, “Scandal” actor Kerry Washington and the grandnieces of Kamala Harris had a job to do: teach folks how to say the vice president’s name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024
A statement from Boosey & Hawkes said Rorem died surrounded by friends and family and is survived by six nieces and nephews and eleven grandnieces and grandnephews.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
Eventually Deborah stopped thinking about going to school herself and instead started focusing on making sure her grandchildren and grandnieces and grandnephews got educated.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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