godfather
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Eve’s godfather was Sol’s good friend Igor Stravinsky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Twana Jamal, once described as "the godfather" of migrant camps in northern France, was recently confronted by our reporting team while running one of the stores, in Blaby on the outskirts of Leicester.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
A few years ago, my godfather was jailed on trumped-up “anticonversion” charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
So, while the growers were losing money hand over fist, housing developers were coming through with godfather offers to buy them out, convert them to row housing, and sell, sell, sell.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
At times, Ben forgot how handsome his godfather was, how quietly distinguished and impressively put together.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Several key figures have since walked out, among them Yann LeCun, considered one of the "godfathers" of modern AI, who had led Meta's AI research since 2013.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
LeCun, often described as one of the godfathers of AI, created an AI research organization inside Facebook in 2013 and became Meta’s chief AI scientist a few years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
The three "godfathers" have publicly stated opposing views on how dangerous AI could be.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
“The two godfathers of the industry have divergent opinions on such a fundamental question.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
In middle age he was the wealthy, respected man he had wanted to be when he was a struggling adolescent without godfathers and with no greater capital than his pride and ambition.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
