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godfathering

verb

present participle of godfather

as in coaching

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Halas, of course, owned the Chicago Bears for his entire life, coaching the team for over 35 years and winning eight NFL championships.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Kiffin led Ole Miss to a win over LSU in 2025 before leaving for the Tigers' head coaching gig in November.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of coaching

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Leonard — hoping to move past a turbulent end to his Los Angeles Clippers tenure — has been traded back to Toronto, after leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA title.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Madonna is leading the pack with 13 nods (the only other star to have reached this historic nomination count is Lady Gaga), followed by Taylor Swift with 11, Sabrina Carpenter with nine, and Ariana Grande with eight.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of leading

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For example, an experienced employee might take on fewer day-to-day responsibilities and spend more time mentoring colleagues.

— John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Salinas, 45, went to school for school psychology and helped implement a mentoring program at Irving Elementary School and Varjao worked for an area pediatrician.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of mentoring

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The two heirs who had signed the contract, meanwhile, received a 16% commission, according to an account statement accompanying the letter.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The sickly scent of alcohol filled the air and, when mixed with accompanying cigar smoke, combined for an odor most might find displeasing.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanying

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Residents who spoke about the proposal said the city should address existing needs, including technology, electrical outlets, tutoring space and longer hours, before reducing the library’s footprint.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
According to the school’s official website, Lambrook School was first established in 1860 when Robert Burnside acquired Lambrook House with the goal of tutoring the sons of courtiers of Windsor Castle.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of tutoring

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The report noted that retailers should treat self-service as an extensible platform and enable support of various applications while guiding the consumer to adoption of the technology.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Surgery is often recommended when the elbow cannot maintain its proper alignment or remains unstable after manually guiding the bones back into place – a non-surgical procedure called a closed reduction.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of guiding

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However, a friendship with the family’s new housemaid, Bridget Sullivan (Vicky Krieps), cracks open Lizzie’s world, shepherding her along a bright and bloody path that will forever go down in infamy.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Tasked with shepherding his major stars through bombastic performances, Fern’s directing lacks focus.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of shepherding

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Part of the district’s new instructional model includes teaching from bell to bell to spend as much time as possible delivering instruction.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
As a child, Chris Brown recalled his father and grandfather teaching him about how to ride and care for horses, which ultimately led him to his current career.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of teaching

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