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fathered (on)

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past tense of father (on)

as in pinned (on)

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blamed

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In diagnosing what happened in North Carolina last week, Budd blamed the extent of their losses on national Republicans’ decision to pull funding for Michael Whatley, their Senate nominee, late in the cycle.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the war in Iran and the resulting surge in gas prices.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

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fathered (on)

father figure

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