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[suhn] / sʌn /


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Sandra said she had not given up hope in bringing her son home, adding: "I won't stop until we get him back."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

She entered into an unhappy marriage with a man named James Hughes that produced a son whom she named for her father.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

"I am in complete shock. I found myself holding my son wrapped in burial shroud," he said outside the hospital, dried tears on his face as he held his son wrapped in a white sheet.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The son of a factory worker and a general store owner, Clark launched a career in showbiz working as a stand-up comedian while attending Emerson College in Boston.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

“Yes. A man can strike out with his son and be all right.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

She tried to shield her husband and sons from the full extent of her illness, but Gray believes the secrecy ultimately damaged their relationships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Today, they have two sons who’ve been the catalyst for McCoy building a career he’s proud to show them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

But if our sons and daughters are to be put in danger, we want to know upfront what they will be called to do and what victory will look like.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

We’ve lived separately for 14 years, waiting for my two sons to grow up.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Culver, a prominent local citizen and practitioner of diversified farming, his handsome daughter, Miss Tansy Culver, two young sons, and Mr. Culver’s sister-in-law, Miss Singleterry, who was flung some distance off the tailgate.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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