forefathers

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“What is he?” murmurs one grey shadow of my forefathers to the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"My father and forefathers collected wood from the jungle," said Mohammad Abu Taleb, 47.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

“For nearly 250 years, Mary has played a distinct role in our great American story,” Trump declared, offering a brief Catholic history of the United States that would’ve made this country’s Puritan forefathers retch.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

This country was built on the shoulders of our forefathers who were “banished” to the Americas.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2024

And in all those forefathers and fore- mothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins, there was nobody like me.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman