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the university has long been a mother lode of athletic talent, with many alumni joining the rarefied ranks of the professionals
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There are nearly 1,600 types of beans alone in this mother lode called The Exchange, each with its own story of human connection.
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Margaret Roach, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
But recently, the Leawood resident (a scientific illustrator by trade) struck the mother lode.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Related article Parents are up against the ‘mother lode’ of holiday stress.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Brands briefly digs below the surface to question whether Lindbergh and Roosevelt were sincere, but further digging would have unearthed a mother lode of insincerities.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Margaret Roach, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
But recently, the Leawood resident (a scientific illustrator by trade) struck the mother lode.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Related article Parents are up against the ‘mother lode’ of holiday stress.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Brands briefly digs below the surface to question whether Lindbergh and Roosevelt were sincere, but further digging would have unearthed a mother lode of insincerities.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Mother lode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20lode. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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