forebears
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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
It told our forebears whether to run when they saw a lion or perk up at the sound of a bird that might be food.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
