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According to neighbors, via WRC, Logan called 911, and the grandparents tried to get his brothers but weren’t able to.
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David Chiu, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Talk to three generations on both sides of your family
Ideally, aim to include three generations on both sides of your family in your discussions about heart health: your grandparents, your parents and their siblings, and your siblings.
—Sarah Klein, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
It’s said there’s nothing that compares to the joy of being a grandparent.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024
Nowadays, the people that have to flee their homes from the north of Gaza are re-experiencing something that, generationally, has been transmitted by the grandparents to the parents, and from the parents to the new generation of kids.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Murray’s roots were in South Carolina, where his mother’s grandparents were slaves.
—Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Cow Tales are one of those nostalgic treats that span generations, so this announcement is a great excuse to gather parents and grandparents for a sweet celebration.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
Quillen Blackwell’s maternal grandparents, Arkansas sharecroppers who migrated to Milwaukee during that period, were among them.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
The children were in a bedroom in their grandparent's home, where a gun was left unsecured, police said.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
David Chiu, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Talk to three generations on both sides of your family
Ideally, aim to include three generations on both sides of your family in your discussions about heart health: your grandparents, your parents and their siblings, and your siblings.
—Sarah Klein, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
It’s said there’s nothing that compares to the joy of being a grandparent.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024
Nowadays, the people that have to flee their homes from the north of Gaza are re-experiencing something that, generationally, has been transmitted by the grandparents to the parents, and from the parents to the new generation of kids.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Murray’s roots were in South Carolina, where his mother’s grandparents were slaves.
—Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Cow Tales are one of those nostalgic treats that span generations, so this announcement is a great excuse to gather parents and grandparents for a sweet celebration.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
Quillen Blackwell’s maternal grandparents, Arkansas sharecroppers who migrated to Milwaukee during that period, were among them.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
The children were in a bedroom in their grandparent's home, where a gun was left unsecured, police said.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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grandparent
noun
grand·par·ent
ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a parent of one's father or mother
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