descendants

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Also, descendants of the Donners, Kit Carson, the enslaved, the indigenous and the crazily ambitious, innovative and visionary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Now Filip Krapels hopes to unravel the story and return it to Stan's descendants in Wales.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Some of the Rubén’s direct descendants would win the award once again 30 years later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Today, Larrie and Lisa own 50% of the company, and Jack’s descendants own the other half.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

For evolution to occur, an organism must be able to generate genetic variation—i.e., it must produce descendants that are genetically different from either parent.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee