forefather
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The new version of “Criminal Minds,” fittingly subtitled “Evolution,” which recently completed its second season on Paramount+, follows its CBS forefather in being a show about criminal profilers.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
Other talent joining in the induction: singer Chaka Khan, lyricist Bernie Taupin, hip-hop forefather DJ Kool Herc, guitarist Link Wray, “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius and record executive Al Kooper.
From Washington Times • May 4, 2023
Chillwave forefather Chaz Bundick and his merry band of synthy men delivered what was unquestionably the vibiest set of the weekend to a massive, tightly-packed crowd Saturday night.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022
"They claim to be one of the descendants of Gad, one of the sons of our forefather Jacob - but they can't prove their grandparents were Jewish," he told the BBC.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2021
After a while he said: ‘Look, Mick! You see that branch of the tree? Don’t it look like a pilgrim forefather lying down with a gun in his hand?’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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