forebear
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“Dept. of Speculation” by Jenny Offill is a forebear of the short-and-sweet literary canon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
When he retired after the 1953 season, Leahy had the second-best record in the history of college football, trailing only Knute Rockne, his forebear at Notre Dame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
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
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
She tipped the forebear forward and we hurtled down some more, and whatever protests I was going to make died in my throat.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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