dad
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“So, if you’re from that area, and you don’t know who your dad is, we’re probably related.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Whenever I started having people question it, I started questioning it myself like, ‘I don’t speak Spanish, but neither do my dad and my abuelito.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
He’s also a lifelong resident of the Rio Grande Valley: “My dad was a migrant farmworker, and so was his dad. We don’t come from generational wealth,” he said.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
She explained that time capsules were popular in the 1980s because of the influence of Blue Peter, and recalled writing the letter after her dad found a cavity behind the stairs.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
When she realized Daddy wasn’t her biological dad, several things clicked into place—but several other things swung free and set her spinning for a while.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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