mama
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At one fishing spot, a big mama iguana and eight babies scramble into the underbrush; it felt like a scene from “Jurassic Park.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The group watched five mama bears in the Tahoe area last winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
“They’re mama bears, and they’re coming out, and they’re going to run for office, and they’re going to become more vocal.”
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
‘You’ve got to take care of mama bear and papa bear first.’
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
Little Zinoviya is teething, so her mama asked for a potion for that.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
“We got about 125,000 people, mamas and babies in Massachusetts, that get food assistance,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren told the media in 2023 about a potential shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
In the decades since, mothers — along with moms, mamas and mums — have been mentioned 295 times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
"I have a whole new understanding and respect for the mamas who have had to fight for their babies while pregnant," she wrote on Instagram.
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2023
“I have a whole new understanding and respect for the mamas who have had to fight for their babies while pregnant,” she wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
The childrens are in the huts and casas with their mamas and papas where they belong.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
