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Father's Day

American  

noun

  1. a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.


Father's Day British  

noun

  1. a day observed as a day in honour of fathers; in Britain the third Sunday in June

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One video, filmed on Father's Day when he confronted a photographer, shows the singer saying: "I'm a dad. I'm a husband. You're not getting it. It's not clocking to you. I'm standing on business."

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

On Father’s Day, more than 50 people gathered at Avocado Heights Park in the San Gabriel Valley for a march against deportations and raids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

Maybe it’s just a push alert, showing me photos of men shielding their children from rifles on Father’s Day.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025

Christopher Vondracek, a D.C. correspondent who has covered everything from lawsuits over prairie dogs to Capitol Hill budget shouting matches, was celebrating Father’s Day with his family when he took the story on.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

It was the custom of the family to give him cufflinks on every Father’s Day.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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