godparent
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I learned my barista’s favorite drink before they learned mine, and I now track the status of their foster dog with the devotion of a godparent.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
The Thomases are intimately involved with the Bolicks family, according to the Post and the Arizona Mirror, which reported Justice Thomas is godparent to the Bolicks’ son.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
However, there is no right for anyone to be a godparent at a baptism, the document states.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
DeBernardo said this seemed to be a reversal of a 2015 Vatican decision to bar a trans man in Spain from becoming a godparent.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
He gave his old business partner un abrazo, addressing him as compadre even though neither one was godparent to the other’s children.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Guy Moon long scored the magical antics of “Fairly OddParents,” an animated series that tracks the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with fairy godparents who grant him wishes to solve his everyday problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
If the new breed of outdoor magazines had a family tree, The Surfer’s Journal might be the parents, maybe the godparents.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
Recently, the couple were asked to be the godparents of a girl they cared for.
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
In the following years, the women started enrolling tens of thousands, earning the nickname of “Madrinas del Obamacare,” or “Obamacare” godmothers, evoking the crucial role godparents play in Latino culture.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
“I’m sorry I slammed your fingers in the door, and I’m sorry I didn’t tell my godparents that I stole the notebook. I was mad at you for taking my key.”
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
