forebear
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That forebear was a 1961 pop-up where the artist made and sold his own rough-hewn goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
However, the “Love Story” forebear that matters most in this discussion is not John F. Kennedy or Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, played here by “Feud” star Naomi Watts.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
Frances Dinkenspiel is an author and journalist who has written a lot about California, including the book “Towers of Gold,” about her forebear, the pioneering banker and landowner Isaias Hellman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Named for its Star Trek forebear, Holodeck generates a virtually limitless range of indoor environments, using AI to interpret users' requests.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
High above us, Ayanna clung to Thandiwe’s back as they rode up through the mountain on the warrior girl’s forebear.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Judges were unmoved that Luitpold’s forebears had brewed in the region since 1260, written the purity law and invented Oktoberfest for his great-great-grandfather King Ludwig I’s 1810 wedding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The story has elements similar to popular summer blockbusters, but they’re so finely remixed and retooled that they don’t bear such exhausting resemblance to their forebears.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
He told Ugen he was "married to the movement" and his forebears had fought against China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
On view at LACMA, David Hockney’s ‘Seven Yorkshire Landscape Videos’ travels country roads, recording the scene in ways that echo artistic forebears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Even the bravest of your forebears kept his Kingsguard close about him in times of peril.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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