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My niece knows her great-grandfather and great-uncle both graduated from there.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
After the war, Curt Engelhorn, Marlene’s great-uncle, took over the company, which was then a medium-sized family business, and turned it into a global empire.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Inherited from a great-uncle, the claim feels removed, a former assayer’s office stripped down to a wood stove, piles of National Geographic and Sports Illustrated.
—Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Voight grew up in Yonkers, the middle son of a golf pro and a stay-at-home mom whose great-uncle was an isolationist and a staunch Joseph McCarthy supporter.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 23 July 2024
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
After the war, Curt Engelhorn, Marlene’s great-uncle, took over the company, which was then a medium-sized family business, and turned it into a global empire.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Inherited from a great-uncle, the claim feels removed, a former assayer’s office stripped down to a wood stove, piles of National Geographic and Sports Illustrated.
—Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Voight grew up in Yonkers, the middle son of a golf pro and a stay-at-home mom whose great-uncle was an isolationist and a staunch Joseph McCarthy supporter.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 23 July 2024
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“Great-uncle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-uncle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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