paternal
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Dewey had chosen California Gov. Earl Warren—my paternal grandfather—as his running mate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
A similar nationwide analysis of paternal mortality is not currently possible because of limitations in how birth and death data are handled.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
In fact his paternal grandmother was born in Le Havre in Normandy in 1894.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
A friend of mine once received paternal advice to retire his collection of personality socks until he had secured a job at a law firm.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
His paternal tone irked me to no end, and that helped to steel my resolve.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Vocabulary lists containing paternal
It's All in the Family
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