ancestor
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"When we compare humans with other primates, we are looking at abilities that may have come from a common ancestor," Cuaya added.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The team also carried out biogeographic analyses to investigate where the common ancestor of all living apes most likely lived.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Eight of out 10 of Sumba's population of 685,000 people are Christian, but its older "marapu" belief system, that blends animism and ancestor worship, has deep roots.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The researchers say the use of touch to build trust and cooperation may date back at least seven million years, before humans, chimpanzees and bonobos split from a common ancestor.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I feel like I’m looking at a distant ancestor of mine, someone who shares a kinship with me.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Baruah has lived in Charing since birth, and her ancestors lived here before her.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"But as it is coming for those who came before me, our elders and ancestors, we know how to roll up our sleeves and fight. So that's what we're gonna do."
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
My mother’s ancestors and my father’s boyhood and Sappho’s fragments and the sea that raised me are all still there, waiting, under a sky the color of alarm.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
“So, what—the ancestors give your hair great volume?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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