affectionately
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I learned that he’s a proud father of two boys and a girl, and two dogs named Nipsey and Scrap, whom he affectionately calls his “babies.”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 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
Birmingham is celebrating everything Ozzy Osbourne, in what is being affectionately called 'Ozzy Day'
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Troops affectionately referred to the civilian logistics engineers supplying the beverages as “Coca-Cola colonels.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
His daughters affectionately referred to him as “the Warden” on account of his strictness—no makeup, no boyfriends, no staying out late.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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