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Beside being empty-nesters, Hurley, 63, and Bon Jovi, 64, are newish grandparents.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
At her grandparents’ remote ski resort hotel in the Andes, the girl befriends German skier Hanna, 15.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The American Dream as lived out by our grandparents.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Twenty-two people died there, many of them parents and grandparents who died shielding children from flying debris.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
At her grandparents’ remote ski resort hotel in the Andes, the girl befriends German skier Hanna, 15.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The American Dream as lived out by our grandparents.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Twenty-two people died there, many of them parents and grandparents who died shielding children from flying debris.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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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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