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paternity

noun

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as in fatherhood

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Recent Examples of paternity But he was sent back to the minors to create room for David Bednar, who was on the paternity list. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Stephen Kolek was originally going to start but will instead be placed on the paternity list. — Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 That’s because Sánchez is due to land on the paternity list soon, according to Boone. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 Ohtani was out of the lineup for the series opener against the Orioles, but the Dodgers did not opt to put him on the paternity list, temporarily playing down a player instead. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity

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Noun

In August, while speaking to PEOPLE about his new Netflix movie The Whisper Man, De Niro opened up about balancing a busy career with fatherhood.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Between the trauma of a hit-and-run and the anxiety of impending fatherhood, the idea for Onslaught, Wingard’s most personal film to date, began to take shape.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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Greer was also the author of Obama Music, a 2009 memoir about her personal connection to Chicago’s South Side contrasted with that of President Obama’s political rearing in the same community.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Some 500 horses, too, had to be moved out, some rearing and fighting as they were pulled into trailers.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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The story also deftly draws on spirituality rooted in the Islamic tradition — a nod to Akin’s religious upbringing.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Her first two albums were defined by her frank and candid reckoning with her sexuality and Catholic upbringing.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

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