as in dads
a male human parent
Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form
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Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Built off the foundation laid by Fisher’s 2023 short of the same name about some of the same subjects, the film gets across the diversity of these parents’ experiences, ranging from dads who didn’t get it at first to others who were quicker to understand and accept their children’s feelings.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dressed in white ballgowns and escorted by their mothers and either their fathers or uncles, each Ticktocker was given a moment on stage to be honored with a brief bio and a slideshow of special moments in their lives.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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More responders as well as the climbers’ fathers, who’d driven up from the North Bay, were waiting in the trailhead parking lot.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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The options are vast, ranging from Rita Ora vamping on one station and drunk gay daddies being spotlighted on another.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Paters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paters. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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