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The Kaaba itself is a roughly cubic gray granite structure about 43 feet tall, which Muslims believe was established by the Prophet Abraham – Ibrahim in Arabic – and his son Ishmael as a place of monotheistic worship in antiquity.
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Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
Earlier that same year, Murdaugh’s son Paul and wife, Maggie had been found shot dead on the grounds of the family 1,700-acre hunting estate, Moselle.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
One of the film’s most important scenes sees Grogu levitating Jabba’s good son, Rotta, saving his life.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Ruby and Kevin were high school sweethearts and shared three children, including a 3-month-old son, per Fox 4 News.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
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Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
Earlier that same year, Murdaugh’s son Paul and wife, Maggie had been found shot dead on the grounds of the family 1,700-acre hunting estate, Moselle.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
One of the film’s most important scenes sees Grogu levitating Jabba’s good son, Rotta, saving his life.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Ruby and Kevin were high school sweethearts and shared three children, including a 3-month-old son, per Fox 4 News.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
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Noun
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An indigenous boy on the roadside wears a Barcelona jersey.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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In the instance that fueled the witness-dissuasion conviction, a teen boy, John Doe 2 reportedly suffered a serious head injury after drunkenly hanging from O’Connor’s SUV — driven by another teen — then falling during a joyride in the high school parking lot.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Whether a minor or an adult, that child has lost a parent and has a right to mourn and needs the mother to be there.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The Bills’ social media team showed the moment Allen surprised kids at recess.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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And the Clash was my favorite band as a kid.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/son. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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