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Recent Examples of paternity
Although a DNA test conducted by Gordon proved his paternity, Thornton and Incognito questioned the validity of the exam.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025
The legal battle has gotten even messier because while Edwards filed his paternity case in Georgia, Howard moved to California and filed her case there.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 12 Feb. 2025
What To Know Musk, 53, has children with at least three women, while a fourth, St. Clair, is seeking to confirm paternity.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Director and co-writer Domingo González piles on the telenovela-style twists, including mysterious figures from the past, villainous doppelgängers, and a surprise paternity reveal.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025
The legal battle has gotten even messier because while Edwards filed his paternity case in Georgia, Howard moved to California and filed her case there.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 12 Feb. 2025
What To Know Musk, 53, has children with at least three women, while a fourth, St. Clair, is seeking to confirm paternity.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Director and co-writer Domingo González piles on the telenovela-style twists, including mysterious figures from the past, villainous doppelgängers, and a surprise paternity reveal.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paternity
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“Paternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paternity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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