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paternity

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as in fatherhood

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Recent Examples of paternity 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 The arrest came after Tiffany Lee — identified by several outlets as Love's ex — reopened a declaration-of-paternity case on June 11 involving Love, court records show. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity

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Noun

In recent years and as online culture changed, Hilton toned down his public attacks and appeared to embrace fatherhood and adopt a kinder public persona, even integrating more family-friendly content on his site.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
In partnership with Orion Films and Amazon MGM Studios, the latest feature written and directed by Bassam Tariq follows Latif (Mahershala Ali), a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith, and fatherhood.

— Malik Davis, VIBE.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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The somewhat muddled tale of a wealthy foreigner in Italy, going feral from the pressures of maternity both lost and found, feels longer on rather lofty style than substance for some time.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
In some cases, closing a major service like maternity care leads to the decline of other services.

— Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of maternity

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Given so much uncertainty about this rapidly evolving technology and its potential effects on kids, Suskind spends a lot of the book offering parents a practical guide for safely navigating child-rearing in the age of AI.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026
The military base has been working with Zoo America North American Wildlife Park since 2011 to develop a captive rearing program.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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Noun

That's what my client Susan discovered at an ERG networking event, where story-prompting questions moved her and her partner past small talk and into real stories about their careers, upbringings, and experiences of imposter syndrome at work.

— Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The center’s surveys have found a generational split in how people describe their own upbringing.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

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