descendant
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Another day this month, Lurie disclosed a contribution from Google and one from a descendant of a local 20th-century dehydrated-potato-product fortune.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Yasir Abbas, a descendant of the former rulers, says the work is crucial not only to preserve a historic structure but also to "uphold the centuries‑old tradition and culture" that the kitchen represents.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
A descendant of Turkish and Ashkenazi Jews, Neil Sedaka was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 13, 1939.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Ferrer, who has been living in exile in Miami since last October, welcomes any negotiations between the Cuban government and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio -- himself a descendant of Cuban immigrants.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
And this illusion is only a moderate one compared to the one I had in 1928, when I regarded myself not only as the Laughing Man’s direct descendant but as his only legitimate living one.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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