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fatherly

[fah-ther-lee] / ˈfɑ ðər li /


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He was most recently at Fatherly and has previously been a staff editor at Men's Journal, Serious Eats and This Old House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

"His hand did fall once more on my knee and he said, 'It's going to be OK.' That was quite a lot for him. Fatherly, hopeful, kind. And so very untrue."

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2023

"I have no plans to return as Natasha," she told Fatherly in a recent interview.

From Fox News • Jul. 9, 2021

A sign outside the sect’s headquarters reads, “God Fatherly Spiritual University,” a loose English translation of the sect’s name.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2017

Sisterly, brotherly, Fatherly, motherly Feelings had changed; Love, by harsh evidence, Thrown from its eminence; Even God's providence Seeming estranged.

From Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American by Eliot, Charles William




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