ancestor
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"A reimagined Citroën 2CV should give a big nod to its ancestor - especially on price and design simplicity as well as visual cues," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Paul Theroux’s travelogue takes him to the land of an ancestor who arrived by “dumb luck and good timing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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
She arrived a few days before Día de los Muertos, a day of ancestor veneration in Mexican states like Michoacan, Jalisco and Oaxaca.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“They were pirates. They stole stuff. My ancestor stole it last!”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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However, the large number of fossils from Drimolen, some of which are published in this paper, allow an unprecedented insight into the micro-evolutionary changes that shaped human ancestors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Whatever chains there were to the past suffering of my ancestors, they were completely broken,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Following the singer's death, research by staff at Conwy council's archives suggested Parton's ancestors were from Machynlleth, not Conwy as previously thought.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
His fires were as magical to him as they had been to his prehistoric ancestors.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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