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Jeffrey Murdoch portrays Ed Kemper, a serial killer who murdered 10 people, including his own grandparents and mother, according to The New York Times.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
In this way, the time children and grandparents spend together becomes a kind of cultural bridge in which hobbies, customs, and sometimes languages are passed on to the younger generation.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
The grandparents took him to the hospital and Firew went to her own hospital, where Rwandan health officials had already set up Marburg testing.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Gingham Bow Stocking This delicate stocking reminds us of the ones from our grandparents that were hand stitched with love every year.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
In this way, the time children and grandparents spend together becomes a kind of cultural bridge in which hobbies, customs, and sometimes languages are passed on to the younger generation.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
The grandparents took him to the hospital and Firew went to her own hospital, where Rwandan health officials had already set up Marburg testing.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Gingham Bow Stocking This delicate stocking reminds us of the ones from our grandparents that were hand stitched with love every year.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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