descendants

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Some of the Rubén’s direct descendants would win the award once again 30 years later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Today, Larrie and Lisa own 50% of the company, and Jack’s descendants own the other half.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

That was until BBC teams tracked down his descendants in Central Asia, far away from Jersey in the far east of Uzbekistan.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

A new Netflix documentary, A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough has followed the family - whose members are descendants of Pablo, the cheeky, curious, young gorilla captured on camera in 1978.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

These southeastern peoples and their descendants today maintain important traditions related to corn, such as Green Corn ceremonies.

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