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as in dad
a male human parent
his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer
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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art
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Recent Examples of sire
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 June 2024
The movie sired several sequels, including a 2018 Netflix reboot directed by Brandon Camp.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
Kevin Modesti, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024
The vase, an homage to the 19th-century racehorse and sire Lexington, has weaved its own thread into racing’s grand tapestry.
—Kim Wickens, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
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The breezy docu builds to McCarthy confronting New York Magazine vet Blum himself about siring the moniker that would prompt many Brat Pack members to instantly distance themselves from the others in subsequent films.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 June 2024
The movie sired several sequels, including a 2018 Netflix reboot directed by Brandon Camp.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
Noun
Mage won in 2023 with three previous starts, all at age 3, and so did none other than Justify – Just a Touch’s sire – on his way to the Triple Crown in 2018.
—Kevin Modesti, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024
The vase, an homage to the 19th-century racehorse and sire Lexington, has weaved its own thread into racing’s grand tapestry.
—Kim Wickens, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
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In each area like Vatican City, one mission begets another, and then another, as unlocking the map and gaining money to purchases tourist pamphlets opens even more to do, with dozens of relics, books, and junk to collect as side quests.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Little discoveries would beget bigger revelations that would become key moments in the script, a scavenger hunt of cinematic research.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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And just trying to figure out if my dad could have walked out of there, like, putting myself in my dad’s shoes.Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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This is very personal—my dad was born in the Panama Canal Zone.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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One of the most important aspects of Founders, Inc. is the rich community that aspiring founders have access to.William Mullane, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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David Lat, founder of the legal news site Above the Law, speculated that Trump’s 2024 campaign strategy may have intentionally avoided details about possible judicial appointments.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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The film explored how Cline secretly fathered 94 children, which came to light decades later when some of them sent DNA samples to 23andMe.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, their on-again, off-again romance has been marked by multiple cheating scandals, including Thompson, 33, fathering a child with another woman in 2021.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Mom and daddy had 12, and daddy had a couple later, but anyhow, this is all mom's and daddy's 12 kids, and each charm has their little names and birthdays.Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.Brianne Tracy, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Prince William was in the audience at the time, and it was said to be a key moment in the couple falling in love, though the TikTok creator chose the less daring of Kate's outfits, a black dress.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Justice’s production banner also has in the works a PBS kids education show, a deal with MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, and other unspecified film and TV projects. Justice as a comedy writer, actor and content creator has around 9 million fans across social media platforms.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Almost a decade later, and the desire to prevent the resultant impact on women’s careers, confidence and mental health has spawned copious research, revealing that over 54,000 pregnant women a year lose their job and 390,000 working mums experience negative treatment from their employers.Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The 2020 movie spawned two sequels, 365 Days: This Day and The Next 365 Days.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Khan is also the lead author of an opinion piece that was published in JAMA in mid-November, written in response to the Evernorth study and KFF’s 2023 and 2024 poll data.New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Yet Schrader seems insensitive to the sorrow and sagacity that John Huston made palpable in his adaptation of Under the Volcano by another Canadian author, Malcolm Lowery.Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sire. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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