parentage

Example Sentences

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An uprising typically has a long parentage and, if effective enough, can leave behind many like-minded descendants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Courts in different jurisdictions don’t necessarily have visibility into parentage applications filed elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The judge ordered that baby Eleanor be placed for adoption, and also made a "declaration of non parentage".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

And the 14th Amendment includes the equal protection clause, which also affirms that citizenship does not discriminate based on race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or, as Sotomayor notes, parentage.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

The memory of the South Wind spoke in his mind: You can't choose your parentage.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan