ancestors
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Following the singer's death, research by staff at Conwy council's archives suggested Parton's ancestors were from Machynlleth, in Powys, not Conwy as previously thought.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Whatever chains there were to the past suffering of my ancestors, they were completely broken,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Modern British royals have expressed remorse for the brutal slave trade that enriched their ancestors, but like the UK government have not issued an official apology for the slave trade.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
In “Animate,” Michael Bond takes readers back 15,000 years to a time when the lives of our ancestors were dominated by wild animals in a way unrecognizable to most people today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The framed photos of her mother’s ancestors, all the way back to when they’d first come to California from Japan.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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