mum
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Her mum had passed away, she explained, following a head injury in circumstances that remain unclear.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
His family are some of his biggest supporters - his mum has seen the show five times already, while his dad is due to visit next month.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"I am truly so grateful to have her as my mum," she said, describing her as "one of a kind".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Barnaby's mum said that while the inquiry had ended now, she would not be able to rest.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“I know,” his mum said, her sad smile still there.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
Along with the buzz on Twitter, Instagram mummed with the news of Herbert’s new deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
From the ancient Irish practice of mumming to walking the red carpet, the Armagh Rhymers were central to a meeting of myth and couture for McQueen's Paris Fashion Week show.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
Historically, mumming saw groups dress up in masks and costume, going from house to house to perform poetry, theatre, music and dance.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
As Farmer's Almanac notes, there was also a custom to literally put on a little show at a strangers doorstep, which was called "mumming."
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2022
His accent is good, his mumming of characteristic meticulousness.
From Time Magazine Archive
If it will make no cure, it will probably make much pay; since Mesmer got upwards of 340,000 francs for his mumming exhibitions, to the spectacle loving quidnuncs of Paris.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
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