forefathers
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Stokes' era of match-altering influence lasted longer than either of his forefathers, an achievement made more remarkable given his existence in the three-format generation.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I’m not being gay enough to honor my forefathers, foremothers and forepeople.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
The home, she said, is more than 200 years old and built by her Spanish forefathers, with a tiled courtyard in the center and Moorish accents on the masonry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
“What is he?” murmurs one grey shadow of my forefathers to the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
In him and men like him is what was in our forefathers when they first came to these strange shores hundreds of years ago.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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