fathered
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Some males fathered more calves than others, but the difference was not as extreme as researchers had expected.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Fritz, who also fathered a son at 19, became the only American man of his generation to reach a Grand Slam final at the 2024 U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
He has since fathered five children through a pair of surrogates and anonymous egg donors.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
Durov fathered his first two children with a girlfriend while still running VK, in 2009 and 2010.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Two years after Chris was born, Walt fathered another son—Quinn McCandless—with Marcia.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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