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ancestry

[an-ses-tree, -suh-stree] / ˈæn sɛs tri, -sə stri /


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He told me that he also got a four-word telegram: You have canine ancestry.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

The results indicate that western European ancestry persisted in the region through the Last Glacial Maximum, a period when enormous ice sheets reached their greatest extent during the last Ice Age.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Evidence from Chufín Cave in northern Spain suggests that ancestry associated with western European populations persisted in southwestern Europe over an extended period.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Another unlikely friend of the American prisoners is the princess’s cousin, Capt. Constantin “Buzz” Cantacuzino, a fighter ace and prince whose ancestry reaches back to Vlad the Impaler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Political scientists are divided over whether the twenty- five million people of Mexican ancestry in the United States represent an exception to the classic immigrant success story.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The Latino vote is both vast and diverse, encompassing communities of varied ancestries, economic power and relative size.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026

Census making it easier in 2020 to identify multiple racial and ethnic ancestries, the percentage of multiracial Americans blossomed to 33.8 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Together with the mix of ancestries, that suggests that at least in Bréviandes, the newcomers didn’t aggressively take over.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 19, 2024

A similar effect was seen in samples from other ancestries, but further research using larger sample sizes will be needed to confirm this connection.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024

The subject was forbidden at school where the teachers never referred to the colossal struggle that was rending Europe and the children of varied ancestries played together harmoniously in the school yard.

From Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith


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