forebears
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The state was home to some of the forebears of Hindu nationalism, including the first president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor to the BJP.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Ms. Simard’s own forebears worked the Canadian forests in this manner, which has the virtue of leaving lots of organic material behind while going easy on the springy, carbon-rich forest floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Just as his own immigrant forebears assimilated and their children were average, upwardly mobile, all-American citizens, so too are the more recent immigrants.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
McKinnon, who is Black, offers a brief history of Black people in the Marine Corps as lived by his forebears.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
Lord Godric’s forebears had been pirate kings until the Starks came down on them with fire and sword.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
