fathered (on)

past tense of father (on)

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blamed
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  • The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • That’s how many layoffs have been blamed on AI so far this year, according to career services firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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“Fathered (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathered%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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