forefathers
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His son Ivan said moving ahead with the mine honors agreements made by their forefathers who fought to secure mineral rights here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I’m not being gay enough to honor my forefathers, foremothers and forepeople.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
“It’s not what our forefathers would have wanted.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
He was following in the damp footsteps of his forefathers, who started picking wild moss more than 70 years ago.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
My family, the Lekuton family, always goes first because it is huge and because many of my forefathers were leaders.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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