lad
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"It's just horrible, it's horrible, but he was a lovely lad and he'll be forever missed by a lot of people."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
It said Luke was a "charming, approachable and genuinely lovely lad", whose "kindness, enthusiasm and character" touched all at the sixth form.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
I gave Gary his senior debut with Portsmouth in the Championship in 1999 and he's a smart lad who was always football mad.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The lad needs broad shoulders to carry the weight of expectation but the Raiders can hardly do worse than last season.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
A young man approached him, seemingly a shepherd lad, but fine and well-mannered like the sons of kings when they tend sheep.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
It was early July at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, and the lads were about to test themselves against Brazil for a spot in the quarterfinals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
First impressions can be a vital starting point, so again the manager has time to prepare and deliver their principles to the lads.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Osborne also said she is treated as "one of the lads" in the weighing room, and has never experienced sexism and misogyny unlike other female jockeys, including Bryony Frost.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Every defeat was taken on the chin, and accepted, but the lads were always ready to go, again and again.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Journalistic detachment was one thing, letting lads walk blindly into a trap was another.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
