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Then came the 2017 short “Victor & Isolina” about his grandparents’ relationship, and more recently in 2022, he debuted “Chilly and Milly,” which focused on his parents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

She and her husband, Justin, dropped their daughter off at her grandparents’ and rushed to Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where Waldorf worked as an acute care physical therapist.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

My maternal grandparents’ families were murdered in the Holocaust and I just couldn’t understand this mother’s choice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

After his grandparents’ died, Wasserman razed their property to make way for a one-of-a-kind dwelling designed by famed architect Richard Meier.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Through the grimy window it was all ugly big sideboards you get in grandparents' bungalows.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell