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Recent Examples of paternity
The Padres cleared a 40-man spot for Solak when outfielder Bryce Johnson — who was out of options — was designated for assignment on Friday to make room for Xander Bogaerts’ return from the paternity list.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
The team also placed outfielder Steward Berroa on the paternity list.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
Court papers reviewed by USA TODAY show the couple had opened paternity cases relating to their children.
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Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
The Twins welcomed back Tristan Gray ahead of Monday’s game after a three-day stint on the paternity list.
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Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2026
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
The team also placed outfielder Steward Berroa on the paternity list.
—
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Court papers reviewed by USA TODAY show the couple had opened paternity cases relating to their children.
—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
The Twins welcomed back Tristan Gray ahead of Monday’s game after a three-day stint on the paternity list.
—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for paternity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paternity
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Back in 2017, the athlete opened up to FC Barcelona about how fatherhood had changed his perspective.
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The Cubs have two first-time dads, Swanson and pitcher Javier Assad, who are celebrating Father’s Day on Sunday with a deep appreciation of how fatherhood can affect their lives while navigating the challenges of being a big-leaguer.
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She was forced to wait until the next morning, when shooting stopped, to find a motorcycle taxi driver willing to navigate around barricades and checkpoints to reach the maternity hospital.
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Shami, overwhelmed with grief, was taken to the maternity ward to be monitored, with doctors worried about her and the baby.
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Cold-water releases can also help prevent rivers from heating up to lethal temperatures during critical spawning, rearing and migration periods.
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Cultural differences on child-rearing take an extreme turn when child-protection services become involved, and the divisions reflect a bigger battle between conservative and progressive values.
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Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers.
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Sadeq, a 45-year-old whose clerical salt-and-pepper beard and calming mien manifested his upbringing as the son of Nabatieh’s imam and a scion of the city, spoke of the need for Lebanon’s Shiites to formulate a way beyond the conflicts that have marked their history.
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“Paternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paternity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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