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father

[fah-ther] / ˈfɑ ðər /




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Zuckerman started his company “by accident” after his father died from leukemia.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

In 1975, his father acquired the rights to a box seat at the stadium for 99 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Cary, 45, started to use LLMs at her workplace because doing so was heavily encouraged; a year or two later, she found herself struggling to write a remembrance of her father for his memorial service.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Henderson spent years making a two-and-a-half hour round trip with his father from Whitehaven to Carlisle United's academy, while Trafford was raised on his family's farm near Cockermouth.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

His father shut his eyes, mustering his strength.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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