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paternity

[puh-tur-ni-tee] / pəˈtɜr nɪ ti /




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A blood test ordered in a 2016 paternity suit confirmed one of the children, an 11-year-old girl, was Elkins’s child, although she didn’t use his last name, court records show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The result likely will be a minor detail when Ward tells the story years from now about getting the call after first baseman Freddie Freeman was placed on the paternity list.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Brig Simon Ridgway, commanding officer of the Collective Training Group which delivers British Army training, added that those affected by paternity issues should engage with the Kenyan national children's service.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Using this extensive dataset, scientists investigated how the population's age structure, male behavior, and paternity patterns have changed over time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

There were water rights, boundary disputes, astray arguments, domestic relations, paternity matters—all to be settled without force of arms.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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