ancestors
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A portrait of the actor David Harewood hangs at the family's stately home, Harewood House in northern England, after it was discovered that his ancestors had worked on Lascelles family sugar plantations in Barbados.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Glasgow Life, which manages Kelvingrove, said it had taken the decision to remove the painted coffin containing the remains of Nekht in the "absence of consent from the deceased individual or their ancestors".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
My great grandfather emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1923 for some of the same reasons and ideals that Mr. Baker’s ancestors emigrated to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
This technique compares genetic differences among living species and combines them with fossil dates and estimated rates of evolutionary change to calculate when common ancestors may have lived.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I know. This is how our ancestors must have felt,” I said as I sped up to walk beside the wagon.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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