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As older whales became more common, they also became more successful at fathering calves than their younger competitors.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

Lynch's black-and-white debut feature Eraserhead achieved this vision far more successfully than his years at art school, with its central character descending into madness after fathering a terrifying baby.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

The Manhattan case comprises the three hush-money deals: with Daniels, with a former Playboy model and with a onetime door attendant who told a tale of Trump fathering a child out of wedlock.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

O’Neal had also been married twice, to Joanna Moore and Leigh Taylor-Young, fathering three children, and had a fourth with Fawcett.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023

And Leon had not done so badly either, with his four marriages and dedicated fathering.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan