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
"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
He meets the younger singer on her turf: The track is a theatrical pop confection with a busy, singsong melody, and Mr. Smith’s ageless cracked moan makes him sound like an approving father figure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Since there seems to be an absence of men in some of the kids’ families, many of them look up to him as an adopted father figure.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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