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Recent Examples of paternity
Sibray told investigators that the two began stopping by shortly after Shea filed that court document to establish paternity.
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Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Russo-Young revisits her family’s unique—and headline-making—history in this engrossing docuseries about her biological father, a gay sperm donor, suing for paternity rights, and the lawsuit that threatened her already vulnerable family.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
Murphy later confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
—Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Russo-Young revisits her family’s unique—and headline-making—history in this engrossing docuseries about her biological father, a gay sperm donor, suing for paternity rights, and the lawsuit that threatened her already vulnerable family.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
Murphy later confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
—Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paternity
Noun
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But though Allen's path to fatherhood was clearer than ever, the process itself turned out to be a difficult one.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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Like Sanchez, Phillips credited fatherhood and his love for his 8-month-old daughter, Reagan, for driving his dedication to completing the program.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ask for coupons and samples Manufacturers often lavish maternity wards with freebies, but the hospital staff is sometimes too busy to remember to dole them out.—
Deborah Skolnik,
Parents,
1 Mar. 2026
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For other women, giving birth at home may be the only option, as the widespread closures of hospital obstetric units create maternity care deserts in which midwives are the only providers nearby.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But a new partnership between the Clinton Foundation and the nonprofit Supply Bank is giving California parents help with this inescapable cost of child-rearing.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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With Mattie doing the child-rearing, John threw himself into music.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Told through a non-linear structure, The Renaud Brothers will trace the brothers’ journey from their Arkansas upbringing to their work as documentary filmmakers covering global conflict — from post-9/11 New York to Iraq, Mexico, and Somalia — culminating in Renaud’s death in Ukraine.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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The concept was shaped over 18 months of planning and reflects Sankeu’s and Nkaum’s upbringings in Cameroon.—
Patricia Kaowthumrong,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Paternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paternity. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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