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father

[fah-ther] / ˈfɑ ðər /




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The younger Fujimori differs from her father in notable ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Mary doesn’t know her biological father, but she was claimed by a Pomo head man and raised by one of his girlfriends, a loyal if embittered woman named Saturnina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Belov told the trial that he had been walking to a shop with his father for cigarettes when he saw a group of young girls.

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

Renato is a medical student whose father is a doctor.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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