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

Rich men can afford to support lots of progeny they never have to see.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 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

In a few years there might be thousands of his progeny spreading out from this original hearthstone.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck