mothers

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Two women, one in the 1980s and one in the 1990s, said they had been accompanied by their mothers when they met Sullivan.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

If someone bought a quinceañera dress at her store, they would tell the mothers to shop for their gowns at his store.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Some mothers and fathers clustered outside the exam halls dressed in red, a symbol of good fortune in Chinese culture.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

There, among the seamstresses in training, Duncan met other welfare mothers, equally desperate, and recognized the stinginess, indifference and bureaucratic aggravations she’d been suffering in isolation were part of a larger system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The mothers and children back at home would lean on one another and on other family members while their husbands and fathers were away.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson