lad
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It said Luke was a "charming, approachable and genuinely lovely lad", whose "kindness, enthusiasm and character" touched all at the sixth form.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
I think he did, but he was such a great lad, top player and a great team member that he wasn't a problem anyway.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In the video, uploaded to a Russian recruitment account, Townsend described himself as "a normal working-class lad from Yorkshire".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
According to Kieran no-one exemplifies this better than a young lad named Cali whom he met in Alabama.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Dunstan Thorn was not in the Seventh Magpie that evening: he was a practical lad, who had, for the last six months, been courting Daisy Hempstock, a young woman of similar practicality.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
"I don't think it hinders us. Some of the lads were talking about the last World Cup and it was probably one of the most difficult losses of my career to date," Williams added.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Everybody hates them, everyone thinks that they cheated and he just walks on the pitch and says, 'give me the ball lads, let me have some fun'.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
It was early July at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, and the lads were about to test themselves against Brazil for a spot in the quarterfinals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"He will be able to speak to the lads that are going out in those environments because he led by example, and led in the trenches many times."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Still there’s one thing the fine fellows don’t know: Mauhúr and his lads are in the forest, and they should turn up any time now.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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