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The case initially drew national attention in 2019 after 7-year-old JJ was reported missing by his grandparents and investigators learned Tylee had last been seen around the same time.
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Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 1 June 2024
The zoo said Bao Li’s mother was born at the zoo in 2013, and his grandparents Tian Tian and Mei Xiang lived at the zoo from 2000 to 2023.
—Dino Hazell, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Create an altar with them at home to celebrate the lives of their grandparents or another elder in your family who has transitioned beyond human life.
—Zayda Rivera, Parents, 30 May 2024
Their grandparents were traumatized by violent reactions to the Civil Rights Movement.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 24 May 2024
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Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 1 June 2024
The zoo said Bao Li’s mother was born at the zoo in 2013, and his grandparents Tian Tian and Mei Xiang lived at the zoo from 2000 to 2023.
—Dino Hazell, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Create an altar with them at home to celebrate the lives of their grandparents or another elder in your family who has transitioned beyond human life.
—Zayda Rivera, Parents, 30 May 2024
Their grandparents were traumatized by violent reactions to the Civil Rights Movement.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 24 May 2024
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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grandparent
noun
grand·par·ent
ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt 
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: a parent of one's father or mother
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