bloodline
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Under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, they must do so without regard to bloodline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Sandford—to firmly establish that birthplace, rather than bloodline or race, dictated U.S. citizenship.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The “Game of Thrones” prequel boasts many dragons, most of them bound to the Targaryen royal bloodline.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Although Ju Ae is of the bloodline, North Korea's patriarchal system would not see her as being of the bloodline, Ryu says.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
“It's a family protector. An ancient being that's been with our bloodline since like forever.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
The depiction of faith and unity extends beyond bloodlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Public office can’t be conditioned on bloodlines, whether they trace to Plymouth Rock or to those who were here before the Pilgrims arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"You're losing bloodlines as well. So it's all got an impact. It has to be thought about."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
Atlanta—the Imperial City of the KKK’s Invisible Empire, in Klan jargon—was also home to Stetson Kennedy, a thirty- year-old man with the bloodlines of a Klansman but a temperament that ran opposite.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
