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noun
A father of someone's parent.
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CNN argues that Mr. Dobbs's mix of opinion and news is grandfathered into his show.
The store is grandfathered in on a commercially zoned stretch of Route 110 just south of the train station.
It is not handicapped-accessible, and we were told that the building does not have to accommodate residents with disabilities because it is "grandfathered".
Mr. Milanese, who handles the marketing side of the business, is in his 26th year at Greenmarket, and said the company is "grandfathered in".
Also worth noting is that China has reportedly agreed to help Pakistan build two additional civilian nuclear reactors, neither of which is grandfathered under Nuclear Supplier Group agreements.
But the prospect of Tribune having to divest TV stations or newspapers (except in Chicago, where its ownership of WGN is grandfathered) also hangs over the company.
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"He was grandfathered in".
It's grandfathered in".
Fortunately, existing pets are grandfathered.
Existing dockominiums have been grandfathered.
"We're grandfathered in," he said.
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