forebear

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

But the sitcom’s true progenitor is “The Golden Girls,” which is also the spiritual forebear to “Sex and the City.”

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

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

The forebear stopped on an elevated platform right in the middle of the mountain floor.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Learning about gay rights before Stonewall: It’s LGBTQ+ history month, which means it’s a great moment to learn more about our queer forebears.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

This was a large red-gold Labrador retriever, a young dog with all the heritage of his sturdy working forebears in his powerful build, broad noble head and deep, blunt, gentle mouth.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford