forebears
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The state was home to some of the forebears of Hindu nationalism, including the first president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor to the BJP.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Just as his own immigrant forebears assimilated and their children were average, upwardly mobile, all-American citizens, so too are the more recent immigrants.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
One of the Lynxley forebears invented a system of “weather walls” that ensure each type of animal can exist in his own ideal climate, from snowbound plains to the savannah.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
McKinnon, who is Black, offers a brief history of Black people in the Marine Corps as lived by his forebears.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
His mother, Lily, had the olive-toned complexion of her forebears, who came from southern Italy, all the way down in Sicily.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
