prodigal
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When the Prodigal Son’s older brother is bothered about the feast, his father tells him to rejoice in his brother’s return.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
So I splintered that off into the Promise Ringtones and the Prodigal Bros, and kept going from there.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2023
But some is sight readable: “Apollo,” “The Prodigal Son,” “Romeo and Juliet.”
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021
Even in "Prodigal Sons," your character, Gil Arroyo, seems grounded.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2021
‘And we’ll kill the fatted calf—you long-lost whatever-you-are. Come an hour after candles are lit. Prodigal Son, what? Got a cup, has he?’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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