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father figure
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Father’s Day is a time to honor the incredible fathers and father figures in our lives.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025 -
Hackman’s character, Royal Tenenbaum, is another intense father figure who, like Korda, is both brilliant and terrible.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
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