mum
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The mum was 46 when she died from mesothelioma, an incurable cancer linked to asbestos exposure.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A mum said she "fell apart" after finding out her four-year-old daughter had a brain tumour, just 12 hours after an eye test.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"I am a mum now and my children are the age that I was then - and that cannot happen to them," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
There is a history of endometriosis in Grace's family, but her mum Samantha says that did not make it any easier to get a diagnosis.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The other reason your grandma was mad at me was because she doesn’t think me or your mum have been honest enough with you. About what’s really happening.”
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
Along with the buzz on Twitter, Instagram mummed with the news of Herbert’s new deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Historically, mumming saw groups dress up in masks and costume, going from house to house to perform poetry, theatre, music and dance.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
From the ancient Irish practice of mumming to walking the red carpet, the Armagh Rhymers were central to a meeting of myth and couture for McQueen's Paris Fashion Week show.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
As Farmer's Almanac notes, there was also a custom to literally put on a little show at a strangers doorstep, which was called "mumming."
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2022
Miss De Putti's mumming, more enthusiastic than impressive, runs to posturing, comic mispronunciations, acrobatics.
From Time Magazine Archive
I would, ere night, this mumming witch were found.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by John Roby
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