affectionately
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Now the board is moving to replace the man other executives affectionately call the “Godfather of AI.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Mbappe is also sometimes affectionately referred to as "Guigui", meaning "turtle" in Chinese, for his resemblance to a character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Former Navatek employees say he was affectionately referred to as “Uncle Dan.”
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
“We affectionately nicknamed ourselves the ‘Bird Nerds,’ and our classroom became a place where we watched the live feeds, shared excitement, asked questions and learned together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
I catch my parents looking at each other affectionately.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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