parentage

Example Sentences

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An uprising typically has a long parentage and, if effective enough, can leave behind many like-minded descendants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

That same year, Judge Pellman denied Xu’s parentage petition in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

However the rules meant that despite their parentage they had to serve a four-year qualification period.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Under the Constitution, all American citizens receive equal protection; the government may not subvert our rights because of some arbitrary factor over which we have no control, like our parentage.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2025

Of Eratosthenes’ parentage and early life, our sources are almost silent.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro