ancestors
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Since then, hundreds of thousands of Germans have searched the records for names of ancestors, well aware they may face unpleasant truths.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
That’s one reason why capybaras are recent additions to a zoo that has been open since the 1950s, on a continent where the rodents’ ancestors arrived some 40 million years ago.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
The study also allowed researchers to estimate likely handedness in extinct human ancestors.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
And so, all of my grandparents and aunts and uncles, ancestors were all farmers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
As their ancestors had done before them, they at last drove the Zebak from their lands.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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