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maters

noun

plural of mater, chiefly British

as in mothers

a female human parent the public school student addressed the letter to "Dear Mater"

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Recent Examples of maters These crispy 'maters are a treat come summertime when tomatoes are at their best. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026 Employer Job title Member grade Alma maters Kopzhanov, an IEEE senior member, is an asset manager for Middle River Power, based in Chicago. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2025

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For Salvadoran-American food historian Karla Tatiana Vasquez, what started as a quest to document the recipes of her past transformed into the preservation of history from the spoken accounts of grandmothers, mothers and friends.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
With soaring childcare costs pushing young mothers out of the workforce, private investment in early learning is likely to keep drawing attention.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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The possibility of making millions from selling live on Whatnot or TikTok has lured in former entertainment workers, moms, small-business owners and others to the platforms.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
That’s very hard for moms and women, because women typically take care of everyone.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2026

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