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mum

[muhm] / mʌm /


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When he did not, she contacted his mum and revealed what had been said.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

"At home, I am just the mum, I do the daycare drop-offs," Nash tells BBC Newsbeat.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Did McTominay find his mum in the crowd?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

My mum was substitute-teaching English and one of her schoolbooks was “Lord of the Flies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It was like the time Conor and his mum had stayed in a bed-and-breakfast one summer in Cornwall.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness




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