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father

[fah-ther] / ˈfɑ ðər /




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But I had inherited my father’s depressed DNA, and like him, I couldn’t recover.

From Salon

As we approached the broad face of the 1930s federal building that had served as Carville’s hospital, I tried to catch my father’s eye, but I couldn’t read his face.

From Salon

The more involved you are in your father’s life, the less likely any bad actors will take advantage of him.

From MarketWatch

Lyons, a registered nurse, notes that her father works at a different nuclear plant, and her young son even has a Lego model of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Sikh community within trucking is really being squished in the middle of a battle between the state of California and the federal government,” said Kaur, whose father was a truck owner and operator.

From Los Angeles Times