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The brigade system became standard in ambitious French restaurants, as did a more stylized form of cooking that took pains to set itself apart from what the mères had achieved.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2020

Even the shepherds had lost the power of communing with the planets at night; and all the valley read the Petit Journal instead of consulting the vieilles mères.

From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Dodd, Anna Bowman

C'est ce que les mères ne doivent pas oublier.

From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Graham, Stephen

He growled out affably: "Mais non, on ne mange pas les enfants, ni leurs mères," and gathered up the baby and passed him about for the others to look at.

From A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium by Gibson, Hugh