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paternal

adjective as in fatherly

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Moreover, “Anemone” teasingly delves into a paternal legacy— the price sons pay for inheriting their fathers’ flaws—as it considers the moral thickets of Britain’s late-20th-century history.

She has taken several unusual moves in her career, most notably switching international allegiance from England – where she was born and who she represented at youth level – to Nigeria, the nation of her paternal grandfather.

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Members of Ethan's paternal family have told BBC Wales Michael Ives was abusive and controlling, and worried he would lose power over his daughter Shannon if she was in a relationship.

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They all get along fine, though Jake battles that most common of TV paternal ailments, Busy Dad Syndrome.

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For Lee, there’s something more paternal around the band’s lengthy catalog.

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