lineage
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Known as the Womack Sisters, BG, Zeimani and Kucha, come from an illustrious musical lineage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Chosen Ones Espenson cites are part of a destiny ordained either by their bloodline or some greater lineage.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
GM’s famed “Small Block” V-8 engine, a design that also traces its lineage back to the 1950s, has a similar following and cachet to the Hemi, Nicholson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Within each lineage, newly evolved enzymes gradually replaced the inorganic catalysts supplied by the environment where metabolism had first developed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
At the beginning of the term, Teacher called the roll and asked each child her lineage.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing lineage
It's All in the Family
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "J," "K," and "L"
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Born a Crime
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