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father figure
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Friedman was a father figure of sorts to Farrow, whose father was not in his life growing up.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026 -
The image of the leader was meant to inspire fear and reverence, to appear simultaneously distant and omnipresent—a remote father figure whose gaze could not be escaped.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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