fathered
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Brockman said when he spoke with Zilis after learning Musk had fathered her twins, "she said that it was via IVF and that it was entirely platonic with Elon."
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Huerta said that over the years, she’s developed a “deep relationship” with the children Chavez fathered and they are close to their siblings.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
He has since fathered five children through a pair of surrogates and anonymous egg donors.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
He then fathered three children, who were born in Russia between 2013 and 2017, with Irina Bolgar, a lawyer who now lives in Switzerland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Having fathered one son, Dad took it pretty much for granted that all the rest of his children would be boys.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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