Nievert's image as a grandmotherly caretaker of a public utility belies her real talent.

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When a grandmotherly type strolled by, propped up by an assistant and a cane, she wound up lifting her walking stick and pointed it in my direction.

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Industry experts like Ross attribute the fur frenzy to its newfound accessibility -- no longer associated only with the rich, grandmotherly set, it has caught on with a younger, hipper crowd.

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Laurance was always kind, proud and "grandmotherly, " Robb said.

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Judge Leonie Brinkema, whose grandmotherly patience with Moussaoui serves as a perfect foil for his irreverence, has tried to shut him down, most recently by telling him he can only stay in the courtroom if he behaves.

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