ancestor
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Paul Theroux’s final travelogue takes him to the land of an ancestor who arrived by ‘dumb luck and good timing.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A creature descends to Earth from a sleek spacecraft, still humanoid but far removed from its ancestor species Homo sapiens sapiens.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Tishler’s new boss, George W. Merck, was heir to a family enterprise dating to 1668, when an ancestor opened an apothecary in Darmstadt, Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is unclear exactly how the sculpture came to be in the Cotswolds, but the family presume it was bought at auction by an ancestor in the mid 1900s.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Horses and donkeys have a recent common ancestor and share many physical traits.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
While Radev said future generations would now be able to pay homage to their ancestors, Mitsotakis hailed the remains as having "incalculable cultural and spiritual but also emotional value".
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Laboratory experiments showed that some reconstructed peptides from extinct ancestors were more effective against drug resistant bacteria than some versions found in modern species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
It’s hard to disagree, even as we mourn as his final effort this swan song account of Canada, the land of his ancestors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Baby Duncan was born in Holland House, which was built by Alice's ancestors - the Traill family - who bought the island in 1727.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“If this small part of my journey is to give everyone else a chance, then that is what will make our parents and ancestors proud.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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