mama
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“Every single person and their mama is a builder,” says Willis Clayton-Stankowski, 25, who lives in Oakland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
I remember everybody and their mama was talking about how great the script was and how they wanted to be on the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
“They’re mama bears, and they’re coming out, and they’re going to run for office, and they’re going to become more vocal.”
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
‘You’ve got to take care of mama bear and papa bear first.’
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
Her mama and papa had died when she was eighteen, and she stayed on the farm, keeping a few animals, selling herbs like Violet and I do.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
“We got about 125,000 people, mamas and babies in Massachusetts, that get food assistance,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren told the media in 2023 about a potential shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
"I have a whole new understanding and respect for the mamas who have had to fight for their babies while pregnant," she wrote on Instagram.
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2023
“I have a whole new understanding and respect for the mamas who have had to fight for their babies while pregnant,” she wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
She runs down a partial list of the people she “bossed up” on — “teachers, principals, mamas, kids” — then interrupts herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
“I don’t know how y’all do up in New York, but down here, we don’t just go callin’ people’s mamas names.”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
