father

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His defence said he had a two-year-old daughter "who benefits from a close and active relationship with her father".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I’m not a father yet, but to me, the closest thing to being an expectant father was like, ‘Oh, my TV partner has a baby on the way!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

One of his earliest memories was his father telling him, “You have to get an education and get out of here,” he said in a 1997 interview with The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Zuckerman started his company “by accident” after his father died from leukemia.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

After smashing a snake, I’ve learned more about my closed-off father than I ever have.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes