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I want to be the kind of dad that my kids look back on and think I was present and loving and the kind of person they’d look up to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
An advert for a £49 face serum has been banned over misleading claims that it made users look up to five years younger.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
“He’s in a galaxy of his own as somebody that I look up to, respect and who basically shaped the game for me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
"Honestly, I didn't have many people to look up to," she explained.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
I look up to see Gillicut—and he’s walking with his tray to the other side of the lunchroom.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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