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Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Keaton, who is also a steward for AFGE Local 554, told ABC News on Monday about a colleague of hers who is a single mother.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Stars Mélissa Boros as Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old living with her doctor single mother (Golshifteh Farahani).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The track marks littering his arms suggest a life devoted to a destructive heroin habit, but Amin’s sister is determined to nurse him back to health, even though this only puts more of a burden on the overworked single mother.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Keaton, who is also a steward for AFGE Local 554, told ABC News on Monday about a colleague of hers who is a single mother.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Stars Mélissa Boros as Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old living with her doctor single mother (Golshifteh Farahani).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
The track marks littering his arms suggest a life devoted to a destructive heroin habit, but Amin’s sister is determined to nurse him back to health, even though this only puts more of a burden on the overworked single mother.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Single mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20mother. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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