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father

[fah-ther] / ˈfɑ ðər /




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“I’m not a father yet, but to me, the closest thing to being an expectant father was like, ‘Oh, my TV partner has a baby on the way!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Barella, who is the father of a friend of Lyhanna, was taken into custody three days after her disappearance.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Parmitano, a 49-year-old father of two daughters, added that he is "also very humbled by the task in front of us. It's a very complex mission."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

My father and I eventually reconciled at his house a few years after I signed with the Braves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“It says that my father—it says my father has died.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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