father

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Gracias was born in Detroit to a Spanish mother and a father from Goa, India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Willetts' father told the BBC his son had made a "mistake".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Klugo’s parents — Karen, a former tennis player in high school, and his father, a Penn State swimmer — each carried the genes that could lead to hearing loss.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

That was the case for Millie, 28, a mother of three who went with her father to South Africa at age six, and had never returned until now.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Harve and Orv Ogilvy, father and son, were out in their field.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck