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[dad] / dæd /
NOUN
father
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My dad died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, so his policy was never used.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

He was watching the local news with his dad before school one morning when a familiar face appeared on the screen.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

“To act like it’s the first great foldable in ages is just overpraising Apple,” said the 35-year-old Fresno, Calif., stay-at-home dad, “because everyone else is doing it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

But then Mulaney rounded the curve with a tongue-in-cheek reference to the “Bluey” dad controversy and I sat up straighter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

He says everyone in the house has a job, and Arlo and I are full-time employees at High School Inc. That’s his bad dad joke, letting us know we are not allowed to slack off.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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