ancestry
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For years, most large genomic databases heavily focused on people of European ancestry, limiting scientists' understanding of disease risk in other populations.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The increase in American applications for Irish citizenship based on ancestry in 2025, a record.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
This variant is relatively common, found in about 40% of people of European descent and 38% of people with Middle Eastern ancestry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
US President Thomas Jefferson, revolutionist Francis Lewis and Griffith Jenkin Griffith, "one of the true pioneers of Los Angeles", are also given an honourable mention by Rhys thanks to their Welsh ancestry.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
“They were of Japanese ancestry, but they had built lives in America. They were part of American communities.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
Vocabulary lists containing ancestry
It's All in the Family
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Central America and the Caribbean - Introductory
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Central America and the Caribbean - Middle School and High School
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