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father

[fah-ther] / ˈfɑ ðər /




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“He faced dissatisfaction with the actions of his father on the part of several major figures, as well as unrest in several areas brought into the Mercian fold by Offa.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Argamani’s father, Yacov Argamani, said his only wish was for his daughter to be freed by Hamas in time to see her terminally ill mother one more time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Investigators believe that the kind of slip Jonathan describes his father as suffering would have been unlikely in the spot where the fall happened.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Slatten told People that her father died from ALS more than a decade ago, something she hadn’t thought about until after a commenter on social media suggested that might be the cause of her symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

‘Your father went there to find me. To tell me about you.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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