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Murdoch’s political ally, godfather to one of Rupert’s young daughters with Deng – have to do with this?
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Kim Masters,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 July 2022
The sons also took Murdaugh’s advice to hire attorney Cory Fleming to be executor of their mother’s estate without telling them Fleming was a longtime friend, old college roommate and godfather to at least one of Murdaugh’s sons.
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Jeffrey Collins,
Anchorage Daily News,
14 Oct. 2021
Now Leroy could be dad first and coach second, while Lewis could be coach first and godfather second.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2020
The new generation of progressives in the city, godfathered by Garcia, and represented in the March elections by Alma Anaya, Aaron Ortiz, and Beatriz Frausto, is a force to be reckoned with within the party.
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Jacqueline Serrato,
chicagotribune.com,
25 Apr. 2018
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Kim Masters,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 July 2022
The sons also took Murdaugh’s advice to hire attorney Cory Fleming to be executor of their mother’s estate without telling them Fleming was a longtime friend, old college roommate and godfather to at least one of Murdaugh’s sons.
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Jeffrey Collins,
Anchorage Daily News,
14 Oct. 2021
Now Leroy could be dad first and coach second, while Lewis could be coach first and godfather second.
—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2020
The new generation of progressives in the city, godfathered by Garcia, and represented in the March elections by Alma Anaya, Aaron Ortiz, and Beatriz Frausto, is a force to be reckoned with within the party.
—
Jacqueline Serrato,
chicagotribune.com,
25 Apr. 2018
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Brady is actively mentoring Mendoza, advising him to embody supreme competitiveness, leadership and mental and physical toughness to earn his teammates' respect.
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Of all his accomplishments, Connaughton took the greatest pride in mentoring generations of graduate students and teaching assistants, according to his obituary.
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Dusty May's only dream growing up was coaching high school basketball in his home state of Indiana.
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The camp is being led by Geordie Kinnear, who coaches the Charlotte Checkers, the Panthers’ AHL affiliate.
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Queiroz is confident his experience can help guide a team of talented players, many of whom also play in some of the biggest pro leagues in the world.
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Whether the future is guided by a more centralized federal framework or a complex matrix of state-level consumer protections, the race to a multi-billion-dollar digital overhaul is already well underway.
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Executive sponsorship, clear metrics, a coherent strategy across all five pillars and the discipline to pilot before scaling.
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Guéhennec says that every major AI use case is initially piloted at around five to ten sites in a couple of the 43 countries that Sodexo serves.
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Mid-range to high-end hotels can also often help guests secure VIP airport services that escort them through customs, to get their bags and to their transportation, Kimpton said.
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So is the coordination with law enforcement agencies, including the multiple jurisdictions called upon to escort teams to and from training or matches or to the airport.
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In 2023, for example, Texas voted to allow public schools to hire religious chaplains to counsel students.
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Families are still receiving outdated information and, in some cases, being counseled as though there is only one reasonable path forward.
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To meet this demand, the market required crops engineered for this new era, encouraging innovation that produced plants sturdy enough for cross-country travel and aggressive enough to thrive in any backyard soil.
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Unlike artists attempting to engineer their next viral moment, EMIN views the success as something that happened organically.
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“Godfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godfather. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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