maternal
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Then a letter from a lawyer arrives, and it transpires that their maternal grandfather, whom they never knew, has left them, among other things, an island in Ontario’s Muskoka Lakes district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In 1998, scientific analysis of a DNA sample from Dorothy’s maternal uncle confirmed that her third great-grandfather, Eston, was Jefferson’s youngest child by Hemings.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Bendall, who is a maternal foetal medicine specialist and obstetrician, said such a pregnancy was very high-risk, with the hospital admitting Na'amoana as an inpatient at 25 weeks so she could be monitored.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
One of the subject’s mothers explains that she had to leave home for work, so her son was deprived even of maternal influence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“I can tell you like him,” she said, eyebrows raised, as if this observation required some uniquely maternal instinct.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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