prodigal
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McBurnie, not so much the prodigal son but now the forgiven one, had that big chance six minutes into the new half - the one he would have dreamed about.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
In preparation to play the prodigal twins in “Sinners,” Jordan told The Times that he trained with dialect coach Beth McGuire, who also worked on Coogler’s “Black Panther” and its sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 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
And certainly, prodigal Paravans were not meant to be rehired.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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
Like the prodigals of all time, they were always ready to discount future benefits—which they did not very fully understand and considered somewhat problematic—for a trifle on account, which they understood extremely well.
From White Fire by John Oxenham
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