progenitor

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But it began in 1993 with “Abraham,” progenitor of the Abrahamic religions and the co-star of “The Faithful.”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

He could be the progenitor of a new look, a Christian Dior for the modern woman.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

But the progenitor of the modern videogame is widely considered to be Steve Russell’s “Spacewar,” designed in 1961 as an exercise in computer programming when Russell was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

These signals help immature progenitor T cells develop into fully differentiated T cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

It makes the progenitor of all this group of insecticides, DDT, seem by comparison almost harmless.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson