deadbeat

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Just prepare yourself for a Frankensteined dog cop, a killer cyber fish, a plethora of puns and . . . a surprisingly empowering message about how we should regard deadbeat cat dads.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

When some of the families later sued, authorities often used information from those interviews to portray the deceased as mentally ill criminals or deadbeat parents while defending their agencies in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

Shortly before Potter was sacked last year she liked a tweet which called the Englishman a "deadbeat" manager who "doesn't know what he is doing".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

Clara, a housewife stuck in a deadbeat marriage, understands the feeling all too well.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

A picture emerged of an unstable deadbeat, swindler, and failed lawyer and lecturer.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow