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pedigree

[ped-i-gree] / ˈpɛd ɪˌgri /
ADJECTIVE
purebred
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
base-born lowly




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Such an impressive classical pedigree belies the “gremlins of self-doubt” that have plagued Hopkins for much of his life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

"A three-year plan gives you some certainty about what you're going to get," agreed retired livestock auctioneer Alwyn Jones, showing his pedigree Welsh Black cattle.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Search funds typically only back someone with an M.B.A. or similar pedigree, something Bakari Akil soon learned.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Brazil entered its Round of 16 tilt on Sunday with the pedigree of a record five World Cup championships.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

This was endured silently not only because of its family pedigree but also because Ernest so heartily endorsed the science underlying John’s experiments.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Convergent evolution shows us that lineages respond more to pressures than pedigrees.

From Slate Jan. 25, 2026

Some old and some new, but players with reputations and pedigrees to match, who have helped haul Scotland from the shadows of irrelevance into the spotlight.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2025

Recounting an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Gluesenkamp Perez describes looking over the witnesses with their fusty manner and fancy pedigrees and wondering if any had ever turned a wrench.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2024

Thanks to the high resolution provided by the extensive pedigrees and whole-cemetery data, the researchers were also able to identify a clear temporal transition within one of the sites analysed.

From Science Daily Apr. 24, 2024

To marshal further evidence, Galton began to reconstruct pedigrees of eminent men.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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