lad
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And another poster wrote: "Mate as an England fan, what are you doing lad."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“It’s a ballad for the real lad, an acceptable point where men can show a bit of emotion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Paul Coutts, a ball playing midfielder and joker of Wilder's dressing room described Wright as an "unassuming lad" with a "dry sense of humour".
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The lad born in Christchurch and made in Cumbria, who became one of the most influential figures in English cricketing history.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
And he thought and he said to himself further, still staring at the lad, “Everything this son has from me.”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
"How come these lads can do that in my seat here when we can't do that at an Everton home game?"
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Speaking at half-time during the third-place play-off against France, assistant manager Anthony Barry said: "They're playing a game with broken hearts. I see 11 lads on the field with broken hearts."
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Speaking to journalists he added: "I think all of you should put every single pressure on the English lads."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
He had that competitive nature about him and would do anything to win and I guess, that's what all the lads loved about him.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
"I'm thinking these lads have mixed themselves up to flummox us."
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
