father figure
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"Amid all this chaos, what really matters to me is this feeling of someone who can somehow bring everyone together, almost like a father figure."
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Tony already has a father, but he badly needs tough direction from a father figure like Chef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"He wasn't just a manager to me, he was a hero at first and then he became my manager and my boss and friend, but then he became like a father figure," Clark said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
He has, of course, become that father figure and mentor to generations within American comedy.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Don’t look for some sad tale of the father figure I’m missing or how he left when blah, blah, blah.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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