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Recent Examples of paternity
As the Kruppas’ children were grappling with the truth about their paternity, Jim Harris was in North Carolina exchanging emails with a newfound half-sibling on 23andMe.
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Berani welcomed another daughter, Siska, with mate Eirina in 2023, and the baby’s paternity was confirmed in an announcement from talk show host Maury Povich.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
But tossing a marker at a prodding reporter right after being cleared of assault charges and a new paternity dispute for Diggs suggests the drama’s not quite done with her yet.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But after Davina publicly accuses Julia mid-labor of seducing Lord Lovat, the group of women suddenly turn on Julia, yelling at her to repent her sins and repeatedly questioning her about the paternity of her child.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Berani welcomed another daughter, Siska, with mate Eirina in 2023, and the baby’s paternity was confirmed in an announcement from talk show host Maury Povich.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
But tossing a marker at a prodding reporter right after being cleared of assault charges and a new paternity dispute for Diggs suggests the drama’s not quite done with her yet.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
But after Davina publicly accuses Julia mid-labor of seducing Lord Lovat, the group of women suddenly turn on Julia, yelling at her to repent her sins and repeatedly questioning her about the paternity of her child.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paternity
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Michaelson then asked Fisher how fatherhood changed Bryant.—
Monica Haider,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The 34-year-old rapper opened up in a new interview with Rolling Stone about how fatherhood has transformed him and the lessons he’s learned since welcoming daughter Stormi, 7, and son Aire, 3, with ex Kylie Jenner.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Noir laid her easel and 4-by-5-foot linen canvas against a boulevard tree and started painting a portrait of Good wearing the strapless red dress from her maternity photoshoot, her blonde hair blowing in the wind.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Keep scrolling for the other Amazon maternity essentials that were constantly on rotation during my pregnancy.—
Olivia Dubyak,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The property works to protect and regenerate a 10-acre woodland on the property and invests money into local communities and projects, including social funding for families and animal rearing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Jan. 2026
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In postindustrial societies, many of the requirements Brown cited for making work compatible with child-rearing have become less relevant; women work in all sorts of industries requiring focused concentration, for example.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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His former manager at Leicester, Brendan Rodgers, is now coaching in Saudi Arabia — not that the lad sharpened by a steely upbringing near Sheffield is an obvious fit to finish his career too far from home.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kennedy will be played by Paul Anthony Kelly opposite Sarah Pidgeon as Bessette/ The series will follow their romance beginning with Kennedy’s upbringing in the public eye reputation as a bachelor as well as Bessette’s fashion career, rising from sales assistant to Calvin Klein executive.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Paternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paternity. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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