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father figure
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Crespo was sentenced to more prison time than the distribution ring’s leader, Jorge Diaz Gutierrez, who was like a father figure to Crespo.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025 -
One of the tale’s bitterest ironies is that Victor will become a more demanding, more neglectful, and vastly more destructive father figure than Leopold ever was.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Father image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/father%20image. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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