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[suhn] / sʌn /


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Jonsson, a Bafta Rising Star winner who's appeared in Industry, The Long Walk and Rye Lane, will play the son of T'Challa, king of Wakanda, the fictional African nation where the films are set.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Liuzzo’s son Anthony was more blunt, saying we have lost the “protections” for our democracy “that my mother’s blood gave us.”

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The family installed playground equipment in their backyard, but that means their son rarely plays with other kids.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway lead the cast as Odysseus and Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

She knew about frostbite: the Boar Clan Leader’s son, Aki, had lost three toes to it last winter.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

“Many paid the ultimate price for Black people to gain the right to vote,” Dennis Dahmer, one of Vernon Dahmer’s sons, told me.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the president’s eldest sons, have a portfolio of tech companies that are raking in billions from the Pentagon.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

The victims included a fire captain, Spencer Long, his wife and three sons.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

His brother and three sons all pleaded guilty and struck deals after being apprehended.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Jim liked to say that he and Paul were “twin sons of different mothers.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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