lineage
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Labrujasuchus belonged to the archosaur lineage that eventually gave rise to crocodiles, animals best known today for their four-legged bodies and tooth-filled jaws.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
He probably thinks this one is in the raunchy lineage of Dance Mania records, but it’s not nearly as committed to the bit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
If the Y chromosome from these remains matches that of living descendants, it would strengthen historical records and family lineage reconstructions.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
According to oral history passed down over the generations, Santseo was planted in the 13th Century by Komfo Nana Asumbia, a royal figure to whom we trace our lineage.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
She had seen other worlds, and she held the lineage of other worlds, spectacularly, in the vessel of her black body.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing lineage
It's All in the Family
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "J," "K," and "L"
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Born a Crime
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