2016 October 16, Jon Boone, “Narendra Modi labels Pakistan 'mothership of terrorism'”, inThe Guardian[1]:
“Tragically themothership of terrorism is a country in India’s neighbourhood,” Modi told a gathering in India of the heads of governments of the Brics countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
(by extension) The largest and mostfearsome example of something.
2015 May 12, Sam Maggs,The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks, Quirk Books,→ISBN, page114:
SDCC is themothership of all cons. It's enormous. It has the best stars.
2021 July 22, Antoine de Bengy Puyvallée, Kristian Bjørkdahl,Do-Gooders at the End of Aid: Scandinavian Humanitarianism in the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge University Press,→ISBN, page70:
These vices all feed themothership of hubris, however, which several of the key characters demonstrate in ample measure.
2024 March 4, Zoe Wood, “Sephora: ‘mothership of modern-day beauty industry’ revels in a retail makeover”, inThe Guardian[2]:
Sephora is the “mothership of the modern-day beauty industry”, claims Greg Silverman, global director of brand economics at the marketing consultancy Interbrand.
