forefathers
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His son Ivan said moving ahead with the mine honors agreements made by their forefathers who fought to secure mineral rights here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In 2000, their forefathers Conjunto Primavera previously told The Times that they make music for working-class audiences: “Wealthy people don’t like what we do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
I’m not being gay enough to honor my forefathers, foremothers and forepeople.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
"But mining will make everything around us dirty. Our forefathers taught us to protect the forest; it is everything to us."
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
His heart had been heavy since we came to the town, the second figure spoke, his forefathers were men of the sea, the Márez people, they were conquistadors, men whose freedom was unbounded.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
