offspring

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All 19 offspring have names starting with the letter J.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

When ratifying the amendment in 1868, however, Congress explicitly recognized that it would also apply to the American-born offspring of immigrants.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Their growing family now includes daughter Myrtle, who is two, and the newest arrival, while two of their older offspring have moved to join groups in other zoos in Europe.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Epic Fury is the technological and tactical offspring of Desert Storm, whose air campaign was history’s first attempt to achieve the political and military aims of war from the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In Lamarck’s view, hereditary traits were passed from parents to offspring in the same manner that a message, or story, might be passed—i.e., by instruction.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee