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[pair-uhnt, par-] / ˈpɛər ənt, ˈpær- /


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"The July report highlights the government's attempt to frame the accident as being caused mainly by pilot error," Ko Jae-seung, 43, who lost both parents in the crash, said.

From Barron's

As Marty and I became parents and navigated adulthood together, my resistance to matrimony started to feel like an outdated quirk.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s unfortunate, we had to tell my parents at the last minute that we’re not going to make it,” Acuña said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morris jokes that he and Sotto both went to Disneyland “more than our parents thought was healthy, which was four or five times per year.”

From Los Angeles Times

A house fire in Murrieta killed two young girls Saturday morning and left their parents hospitalized, days ahead of Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times