father

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Ali Nasreddine, a colleague and former classmate, had known Serhan, a father of an eight-year-old girl, for over 30 years.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

You mentioned that when your father told you that you didn’t have to take over, the family business wasn’t very profitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In “Schitt’s Creek,” Dan Levy co-created — with his father, Eugene, yet — one of the medium’s greatest family comedies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

His father, Charles Whittaker, was a traveling salesman for a maker of burglar alarms and bank vaults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Or because sad stuff happens in the book? Or because it’s sort of about Dad’s father but they don’t talk to each other?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison