the Son

noun

: the second person of the Trinity in the Christian religion : Jesus Christ
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

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Jimmy Breslin may have owned the Son of Sam story, but Dunleavy owned the last shooting — Stacy Moskowitz. Susan Mulcahy, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2024 Her mere existence is enough to trigger the Son’s dormant horniness (and inspire classic dreams of running away together), and her Blackness seems to subtly offset the boy’s Mother in a way that suggests our species might somehow be outlived by its biases. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024 At the My Lai museum outside Da Nang in Vietnam — formally known as the Son My War Remnant Site — a marble plaque lists 504 victims by name. Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 Something about that arrangement seemed friendly, not to mention that the numbers added up to twelve, which, when added again—one plus two—gave you three, meaning the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 If both of those sound a little extra, the Son of a Baconator is made with two junior cheeseburgers instead and has about 1/3 less calories. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2024 The only guy that ever turned down an interview with me was David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024 Police officers escort accused serial killer David Berkowitz (left), known as the Son of Sam, into the 84th precinct station, New York, New York, on Aug. 10, 1977 Getty The New York Police Department formed a 200-person task force to find the killer. CBS News, 28 May 2024 One of her site’s best-sellers is the Son & Park Beauty Water Mist. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024

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“The Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Son. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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