godfather
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And so the godfather of modern horror was born.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
A few years ago, my godfather was jailed on trumped-up “anticonversion” charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
So, while the growers were losing money hand over fist, housing developers were coming through with godfather offers to buy them out, convert them to row housing, and sell, sell, sell.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Also appearing will be the godfather of punk, Iggy Pop, and Fatboy Slim -- the British DJ and producer who dominated the electronic music scene in the 1990s.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
I, Sirius Black, Harry Potter’s godfather, hereby give him permission to visit Hogsmeade on weekends.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Several key figures have since walked out, among them Yann LeCun, considered one of the "godfathers" of modern AI, who had led Meta's AI research since 2013.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
At a different event in Washington, Sanders recently pressed Geoffrey Hinton, considered one of the godfathers of AI, on what AI could mean for employment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs promoted himself as one of the godfathers of hip-hop, a celebrity who transformed the genre and became a business estimated to top a billion dollars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
Neil said their parallel lives were not limited to their playing careers, remarking that they married their partners, "then it was godfathers to each other's kids. And then divorced."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
In middle age he was the wealthy, respected man he had wanted to be when he was a struggling adolescent without godfathers and with no greater capital than his pride and ambition.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
