heritage
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His order said ranchers played a "vital role" in the food supply chain and American cultural heritage.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Jackie’s life and legacy offer Californians an opportunity to reflect on those ideals while celebrating our responsibility to protect the wildlife and natural heritage entrusted to us,” the resolution said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
For Traditional Owners, the same environments form part of a living cultural heritage that continues to be protected and cared for.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
And Childers, 68, isn't just keeping up tradition and showcasing heritage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Immigrants were encouraged to acculturate as quickly as they could—meaning that they must learn a new language, giving up traditions, customs, heritage, etc., in order to blend and assimilate into the general population.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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The stockpile, which has since risen in value, adds Wyoming to a growing cohort of states, including some with mining heritages, looking to add precious metal to their investment portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
It was one of the artefacts that launched an online campaign to highlight women's roles in pre-colonial communities - and revive cultural heritages almost erased by colonialism.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
“Only in America,” Harris said, was it possible for two people of such different backgrounds and heritages to join together to make it “all the way” to the White House.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2024
Even the Moscow Art Theatre, from which Chekhov’s plays emerged, has recognized that heritages need to be reinvented.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
You into portions parted haue the world Euen like coheir’s their heritages parte: And now with one accord so many yeares In quiet peace both haue your charges rul’d.
From A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier by Mary Sidney Herbert
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It's All in the Family
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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