ancestors
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The Naga will then accompany the remains of their ancestors home, with some returning for the first time in more than a century.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
And now, be the latest node in a transmission that includes Ka, his parents and grandparents, and the ancestors he never knew, but whose wisdom he inherited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
“What good is defending the historic homeland of our ancestors and demanding that candidates acknowledge its right to exist, if the planet upon which it rests is no longer inhabitable?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But as political analyst Mona Charen noted, “his children are the product of a marriage between himself and the daughter of recent immigrants. Her ancestors are buried in India. Is that their ‘homeland’?
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Then she parroted something Gran always said about the noble service provided by Conjurors as stewards of the Underworld: “Ensuring that your ancestors make it home to their resting places is important work.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
