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
Although it resembled an enormous alligator, it belonged to an ancient lineage of crocodilians, the broader group that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Beginning with Andrew Jackson in 1829, seventeen presidents of the United States have been of Ulster Scots lineage, including Ronald Reagan, the Bushes, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing lineage
It's All in the Family
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Born a Crime
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