godfather

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Bill James — the godfather of baseball analytics, who coined the phrase sabermetric in the late 1970s — did not revolutionize the way the sports industry looked at data so we could have more prop bets.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Roldugin is a longstanding friend of Mr. Putin and godfather to his eldest daughter.

From New York Times

Gazprombank maintained the accounts despite “abundant” media reports about Roldugin’s relationship to Putin, including that he was godfather to one of Putin’s daughters, the indictment said.

From Washington Times

Mr Roldugin, a cellist, is godfather to President Putin's eldest daughter, Maria.

From BBC

Muromtseva's father also lives in Kyiv, and her godfather was just back injured from the front line after several months, she said.

From Reuters