ancestry
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Speaking in Chicago in 1858, Lincoln argued that those who couldn’t trace their ancestry to the revolutionary generation could nonetheless look to the Declaration’s insistence that “all men are created equal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Hence the trip to Vigo to see her paternal grandparents for the first time so she can authenticate her ancestry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
One of them is Steffanie Castaneda, a 45-year-old from Jupiter, Fla. She began pursuing Italian citizenship five years ago through her family ancestry.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Speaking for the documentary, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy was critical of the idea that nationality has to be related to ancestry.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Blood” and “bloodlines” were a way of talking about people’s ancestry.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Latino vote is both vast and diverse, encompassing communities of varied ancestries, economic power and relative size.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
Census making it easier in 2020 to identify multiple racial and ethnic ancestries, the percentage of multiracial Americans blossomed to 33.8 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Together with the mix of ancestries, that suggests that at least in Bréviandes, the newcomers didn’t aggressively take over.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 19, 2024
And while human beings of all races and ancestries are more than 99% genetically identical, even small differences in genes can spell big differences in health outcomes.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024
The subject was forbidden at school where the teachers never referred to the colossal struggle that was rending Europe and the children of varied ancestries played together harmoniously in the school yard.
From Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
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