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My grandparents were 1935 residents and original property owners in Las Olas Isles when there were few homes and no seawalls.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Hale described how she had been brought up by her grandparents and later in life developed a friendship with Meghan.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The Trump administration has framed support for Palestinians — which Khalil’s grandparents were — as antisemitic and sympathetic to Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The owners’ great-great grandparents were part of the wave of Italian immigrants that brought pizza to the city in the early 20th century; now, the pies are a combination of the Neapolitan, Roman and Marseillais styles.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Hale described how she had been brought up by her grandparents and later in life developed a friendship with Meghan.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The Trump administration has framed support for Palestinians — which Khalil’s grandparents were — as antisemitic and sympathetic to Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The owners’ great-great grandparents were part of the wave of Italian immigrants that brought pizza to the city in the early 20th century; now, the pies are a combination of the Neapolitan, Roman and Marseillais styles.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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