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genitors

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plural of genitor

as in mothers

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Even before the Clancy trial began, the forensic psychiatrist Susan Hatters-Friedman pointed out to me how quickly the discourse around the case had turned to postpartum psychosis, a rare disorder that affects about one in a thousand new mothers.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Branche says more women, including herself, are building careers and stable lives before becoming mothers.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of mothers

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All the accounts of her story agree that this young heiress, named Maria de Lourdes Fernandes, witnessed the deaths of her parents; her guardian then locked her up and drove her to suicide to get her inheritance.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
But Dooley, who founded the website AI-Empowered Mom to reduce parents’ mental load through AI, distinguishes passive, isolated screen use from productive or interactive uses.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of parents

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In a time when companies are guilty of solely fostering young talent and offering legacy staff members early buyouts, aviation continues—at least at the employee level—to embrace wisdom from senior mamas and papas.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
Authentic Mexican street tacos, agua frescas and papas asadas (roasted potatoes).

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026

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Those girls in the hothouses maintained by fathers and uncles certainly would not spare a single thought for Percherette.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Nearly every player on the team is a dad, with seemingly a few players becoming first-time fathers each of the past few seasons.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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