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pater

[pey-ter, pat-er] / ˈpeɪ tər, ˈpæt ər /


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After long-range efforts in his last two outings in the Prem Rugby Cup, Obatoyinbo sliced up the left wing and stepped around Saints prospect James Pater for another great score on his first Prem appearance.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Seits and Pater trailed 8-4 in the second game but rallied for a 25-23 victory before dominating the third 15-8.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

"I was surprised by how quickly clouds disappeared on Neptune," de Pater added.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2023

No. What was happening instead is that Monet’s painting was becoming increasingly poetic, closer and closer to abstraction and to what the critic Walter Pater called “the condition of music.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

Simon and Penelope hugged each other, and Mater and Pater Lumley embraced all their children in turn.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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