progeny

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“It was an odd pairing: Harold Macmillan, the inhibited, repressed publisher’s son, and Bob Boothby, the warm, witty progeny of an Edinburgh banker,” writes Lynne Olson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

In any other sport, the progeny of a former star player ascending to the highest level would be especially noteworthy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

In less time than it takes to say “arachnophobia,” it will escape, reproduce like a bandit and send its deadly progeny scampering into every unsealed nook and cranny.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

They labeled individual cells at the point of injury, then followed how the cells' progeny evolved over time.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

And which is also busy—but instead of people in sharp suits going about their day—it’s now wizards and witches in robes mostly trying to work out how to say good-bye to their beloved progeny.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling