bloodline
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Under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, they must do so without regard to bloodline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The “Game of Thrones” prequel boasts many dragons, most of them bound to the Targaryen royal bloodline.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Although Ju Ae is of the bloodline, North Korea's patriarchal system would not see her as being of the bloodline, Ryu says.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
The Kim family has ruled North Korea with an iron grip for decades, and a cult of personality surrounding their "Paektu bloodline" dominates daily life in the isolated country.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
When his actions are recognized as skilful, they strike men much more and bind them to him more strongly than does antiquity of bloodline.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Public office can’t be conditioned on bloodlines, whether they trace to Plymouth Rock or to those who were here before the Pilgrims arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"You're losing bloodlines as well. So it's all got an impact. It has to be thought about."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Still, cloned horses can reproduce normally, so bloodlines that would have been lost can be reintroduced and improved upon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
The idea of bloodlines has given way today to looking at DNA to identify ancestry.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
