lineage
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"This international collaboration to support the last remaining individual could prevent the extinction of a species that represents a unique lineage with its own natural history," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“And in honor of our shared Targaryen lineage, Emilia is going to address you in High Valyrian — our mother tongue — and I will translate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
In it he visited Dollywood, a theme park created by Parton, where Dolly's relatives had traced the lineage of the Parton and Owens sides to Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The late Gordon Wood, the preeminent scholar of the revolutionary period, explained that there was no common lineage, even at the nation’s founding.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Major Puff is very proud of his lineage.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Born a Crime
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