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Refill and reuse is a rising movement: both a return to commonsense practices our grandparents knew — and a path forward toward innovation.
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Rachel Bustamante, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2025
And to a collective—of parents and grandparents and ancestors and olive groves and hillsides that endured and perished or endured and survived and passed on their memories and practices and language to me, to us.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Played by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in the 2004 film, the characters were inspired by Cathy Sparks' grandparents.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 25 June 2025
The kids play with the same kind of passion that their parents and grandparents had, but with a contemporary touch.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Rachel Bustamante, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2025
And to a collective—of parents and grandparents and ancestors and olive groves and hillsides that endured and perished or endured and survived and passed on their memories and practices and language to me, to us.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Played by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in the 2004 film, the characters were inspired by Cathy Sparks' grandparents.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 25 June 2025
The kids play with the same kind of passion that their parents and grandparents had, but with a contemporary touch.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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