prodigal
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Despite the very real tensions and ramifications of Harry’s decision to go public with his and Meghan’s experiences and criticisms, his prodigal son position is, and frankly, has always been, a boon for the Firm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The prodigal will play a part, it seems.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
James buried his face in his jersey as he attempted to keep his feelings in check while the Cavaliers played a video tribute to their prodigal hero during a first quarter break.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Charlie is a type, too, the prodigal who has screwed up his career and finds himself at square one, executing a rescue mission that only emphasizes his setback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
We were prodigal in its usage, we were reckless with its implications.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
When the prodigals visited, the Cobbs kept it secret from Jones.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2018
I was disappointed, naturally, in the ways that home-seeking prodigals are, dismayed to find my otherness in tact among my own.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2013
A providential train wreck brings the prodigals, fortuitously unblemished, back home.
From Time Magazine Archive
With true medieval literalism, Artist Saint likes to use genuine prodigals for his Prodigal Sons, combs missions for repentant sinners when one is needed for a window.
From Time Magazine Archive
They yielded to the tempter, and now had returned home like repentant prodigals.
From The Squatter and the Don by C. Loyal
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