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Recent Examples of paternity
When Maria contacts her biological father, the famous actor Daniel Gélin (Yvan Attal), who has not publicly acknowledged paternity, her mother indignantly throws her out of the house.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Owens, who was seeking child support, filed a paternity suit against Echard in 2023, per the San Francisco Chronicle.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
Shohei Ohtani led off with a home run, his seventh of the season and first since returning from the paternity list last week.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Bing denied being Damian's father until a DNA test confirmed his paternity in June 2002.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Owens, who was seeking child support, filed a paternity suit against Echard in 2023, per the San Francisco Chronicle.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
Shohei Ohtani led off with a home run, his seventh of the season and first since returning from the paternity list last week.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Bing denied being Damian's father until a DNA test confirmed his paternity in June 2002.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paternity
Noun
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Meanwhile, fertility and maternity research funding is being slashed, even as the U.S. faces a birth rate crisis.—
Sarah Leonardi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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The newsletter for the maternity dress company says: Everything in moderation, mama.—
Amanda Hess,
Vogue,
8 May 2025
Noun
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His upbringing in the Chicago area helped form Prevost’s leadership style and character, Cupich said.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The Mad Max: Fury Road and Nosferatu star, 35, initially went out for the leading role of Clark Kent/Kal-El, the Kryptonian strongman who crash lands on Earth as a babe and struggles ever since to reconcile his upbringing in small-town Kansas with his otherworldly heritage.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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“Paternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paternity. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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