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granddaddy of them all



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Idioms and Phrases

The first, oldest, or most respected of its kind, as in That computer is the grandaddy of them all . [ Colloquial ; c. 1900]
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Then there was the granddaddy of them all, two decades of recurrent inflationary peaks from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s that encompassed price pressures from the 1960s economic expansion and the oil price shocks of the 1970s.

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As coach Jim Harbaugh discussed what winning the Granddaddy of Them All meant to him, he took a moment and looked over to his left.

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Reynolds Crutchfield figures he knows the best way to celebrate New Year’s Day: Sitting in the Rose Bowl and watching the Granddaddy of Them All.

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In no small part because of the coaching matchup, this 110th edition of the Granddaddy of Them All is also one of the most anticipated games in the 10-year history of the playoff, with the winner headed to Houston next week to face Washington or Texas for a title.

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The Wolverines will be playing in their 21st Rose Bowl, more than any school except USC, but Michigan hasn’t been to the Granddaddy of Them All since 2007.

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