mum
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The 26-year-old said her world "turned upside down" when she found out her mum had incurable cancer.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"I fell apart and just sobbed and sobbed," said the mum from St Neots, Cambridgeshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
There is a history of endometriosis in Grace's family, but her mum Samantha says that did not make it any easier to get a diagnosis.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Her mum, Julie Dale, said: "August is a difficult time for us but I just think every day is difficult."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“My mum said we need to make allowances for you,” Lily finally said.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
Along with the buzz on Twitter, Instagram mummed with the news of Herbert’s new deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
From the ancient Irish practice of mumming to walking the red carpet, the Armagh Rhymers were central to a meeting of myth and couture for McQueen's Paris Fashion Week show.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
The local theatre and performance group have been committed to carrying the rural custom of "mumming" or "rhyming" into the 21st century, and in doing so caught the attention of McQueen's creative director, Seán McGirr.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
As Farmer's Almanac notes, there was also a custom to literally put on a little show at a strangers doorstep, which was called "mumming."
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2022
His accent is good, his mumming of characteristic meticulousness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Next to the mumming, what the Church most objected to was the divination always practised at Christmas festivals.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by William Francis Dawson
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