the Son
noun
: the second person of the Trinity in the Christian religion : Jesus Christ
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
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Her mere existence is enough to trigger the Son’s dormant horniness (and inspire classic dreams of running away together), and her Blackness seems to subtly offset the boy’s Mother in a way that suggests our species might somehow be outlived by its biases.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
At the My Lai museum outside Da Nang in Vietnam — formally known as the Son My War Remnant Site — a marble plaque lists 504 victims by name.
—Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Something about that arrangement seemed friendly, not to mention that the numbers added up to twelve, which, when added again—one plus two—gave you three, meaning the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
If both of those sound a little extra, the Son of a Baconator is made with two junior cheeseburgers instead and has about 1/3 less calories.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2024
The only guy that ever turned down an interview with me was David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
Police officers escort accused serial killer David Berkowitz (left), known as the Son of Sam, into the 84th precinct station, New York, New York, on Aug. 10, 1977 Getty
The New York Police Department formed a 200-person task force to find the killer.
—CBS News, 28 May 2024
One of her site’s best-sellers is the Son & Park Beauty Water Mist.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Together with Black as the Visitor, the ensemble — consisting of the Father (Macklin Kowal), the Mother (Amy Kingsmill), the Son (Kurtis Lincoln), the Daughter (Ray Filar) and the Maid (Luca Federici) — seems prepared to go where most actors would not, outside of adult movies.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
At the My Lai museum outside Da Nang in Vietnam — formally known as the Son My War Remnant Site — a marble plaque lists 504 victims by name.
—Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Something about that arrangement seemed friendly, not to mention that the numbers added up to twelve, which, when added again—one plus two—gave you three, meaning the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
If both of those sound a little extra, the Son of a Baconator is made with two junior cheeseburgers instead and has about 1/3 less calories.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2024
The only guy that ever turned down an interview with me was David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
Police officers escort accused serial killer David Berkowitz (left), known as the Son of Sam, into the 84th precinct station, New York, New York, on Aug. 10, 1977 Getty
The New York Police Department formed a 200-person task force to find the killer.
—CBS News, 28 May 2024
One of her site’s best-sellers is the Son & Park Beauty Water Mist.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Together with Black as the Visitor, the ensemble — consisting of the Father (Macklin Kowal), the Mother (Amy Kingsmill), the Son (Kurtis Lincoln), the Daughter (Ray Filar) and the Maid (Luca Federici) — seems prepared to go where most actors would not, outside of adult movies.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
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