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Life was hard when I was a lad.
Well, lad, I hope you won't make the same mistake again!
He's a good lad at heart.
They can't treat us like that, can they, lads?!
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This time, being a big, burly lad is a detriment, especially given that Bananas barely comes up to his shoulders.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
The Gallagher siblings were working-class lads from Manchester in the north of England while Blur were condemned as art students from Chelsea.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
Medhat Zaki is a resilient Egyptian/German entrepreneur, Money Coach and the CEO of Zaki International GmbH.
Picture this: a lad in a rural village in southern Egypt, carrying heavy buckets of water from a well, as clean water didn’t exist at home.
—Medhat Zaki, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Though its halfway over, Fontaines D.C.’s massive tour is still ongoing and will keep the Irish lads on the road until this year concludes.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
The Gallagher siblings were working-class lads from Manchester in the north of England while Blur were condemned as art students from Chelsea.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
Medhat Zaki is a resilient Egyptian/German entrepreneur, Money Coach and the CEO of Zaki International GmbH.
Picture this: a lad in a rural village in southern Egypt, carrying heavy buckets of water from a well, as clean water didn’t exist at home.
—Medhat Zaki, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Though its halfway over, Fontaines D.C.’s massive tour is still ongoing and will keep the Irish lads on the road until this year concludes.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lad. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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: boy sense 1, youth
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