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Mindy Sterling played Clair Nella Who, one of the Grinch's adoptive mothers who tried to raise him to fit in with Whoville’s other citizens.
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EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Duell debuted on the long-running ABC series in 2010 as Michael Corinthos III, the adoptive son of mob boss Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard).
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Estranged from his adoptive mother and intrigued by new genetic testing, Hunter had set out to find his birth mother.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
According to the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin, the couple were interviewed in Chicago and admitted dumping their adoptive son's body in a ditch in Mequon.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Duell debuted on the long-running ABC series in 2010 as Michael Corinthos III, the adoptive son of mob boss Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard).
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Estranged from his adoptive mother and intrigued by new genetic testing, Hunter had set out to find his birth mother.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
According to the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin, the couple were interviewed in Chicago and admitted dumping their adoptive son's body in a ditch in Mequon.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Adoptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoptive. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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