chasten
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“The really sad thing is he said that after Chasten and I had been through a fairly heartbreaking setback in our adoption journey,” Buttigieg said in an interview with CNN.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024
"The really sad thing is he said that after Chasten and I had been through a fairly heartbreaking setback in our adoption journey," Mr Buttigieg told CNN’s The Source programme.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024
They recently rubbed elbows at a bar in the nation’s capital with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, during Pride festivities.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023
"I'll leave this here for you should you want to know more about the kids you are so eager to use as a punchline," Chasten added in a subsequent tweet, linking to his husband's essay.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023
Chasten, chās′n, v.t. to free from faults by punishing—hence to punish, to purify or refine: to restrain or moderate.—p.adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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