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Now the institutional descendant of one Roosevelt reform is asking Congress for protection from the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"I am a descendant of the Urartians, their grandson," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Goode’s third, “Monsters of God,” premiering Thursday on HBO, is both a direct descendant and forges a new path.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Bishop Rosemarie Mallett, a descendant of enslaved Africans, who would later chair Project Spire's oversight committee, found the findings deeply significant.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Werfel put a warning hand on Spurge’s wrist—but Spurge continued, “I am a representative of the Elf King! His Majesty, may he live forever, is a direct descendant of King Degravaunt.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

In recent decades, scientists have increasingly sought to classify organisms according to genuine evolutionary groups, or clades, that contain a common ancestor and all of its descendants.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The fate of the gold is uncertain, as legal proceedings may decide if it belongs to the brewery owner’s descendants, the builders, or the developer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The Builders, as they became known in New Jersey, also included the Wilf family, whose descendants now own the Minnesota Vikings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

"We wish Feliks to get stronger as soon as possible, survive all the adversities, conquer his territory and leave descendants," said Milan Ružić, executive director of the BPSSS.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Their modern descendants, however, tend to speak of their courage and valor.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz