lad
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And another poster wrote: "Mate as an England fan, what are you doing lad."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“It’s a ballad for the real lad, an acceptable point where men can show a bit of emotion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Elliot was quiet, self-effacing lad at school," says Roys.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
"The poor lad was rushed to hospital two days after his fourteenth birthday," said project manager Lloyd, explaining how Ethan underwent emergency surgery to remove part of his bowel on 13 January.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
“And now, Arthur my friend, dear lad, am I not forgiven?”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
I played with a lot of those lads all the way through, and that's where I was potentially heading.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
They mingled, they were getting in with the lads, organising things off the pitch and inviting everyone else.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The lads barely flinched, only allowing themselves a brief flicker of enjoyment on the second chorus.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The best of it was those lads hanging out the windows of the school bus, the sheer excitement, the undiluted happiness, the mighty buzz of just being here.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
"I'm thinking these lads have mixed themselves up to flummox us."
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
