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paternity

noun

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as in fatherhood

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Recent Examples of paternity But he was sent back to the minors to create room for David Bednar, who was on the paternity list. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Stephen Kolek was originally going to start but will instead be placed on the paternity list. — Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 That’s because Sánchez is due to land on the paternity list soon, according to Boone. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 Ohtani was out of the lineup for the series opener against the Orioles, but the Dodgers did not opt to put him on the paternity list, temporarily playing down a player instead. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity

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Noun

For example, Hank humorously embodies the tension at the heart of American masculinity and fatherhood.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
But then Burns got to the part of fatherhood that seems to have changed his perspective the most.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of fatherhood

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Their demands extend beyond the wage board to job security, workplace safety, maternity benefits, access to subsidized essentials and protection against anti-union discrimination, blacklisting and intimidation.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
What action looks like The reforms already underway in maternity care, in the UK and beyond, offer a rare window to design health systems for the climate that is actually arriving, rather than the one clinicians trained for.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of maternity

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Some 500 horses, too, had to be moved out, some rearing and fighting as they were pulled into trailers.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Research shows that incorporating horticulture and expanding into cash crops raises farmers’ earnings, as does the rearing of livestock.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

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Linney’s Guardian tries to draw out some resentment from her new candidate, but John expresses (or feigns) sympathy for Hal, who was betrayed by his father figure Sinestro, an experience John likens to his own complicated upbringing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Entering the national stage Harp has shared little about her upbringing publicly.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of upbringing

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