lineage
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On top of its bizarre appearance the X-59 boasts a remarkable lineage.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“And in honor of our shared Targaryen lineage, Emilia is going to address you in High Valyrian — our mother tongue — and I will translate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
A victory would place the Benns alongside the likes of Floyd and Tracy Harris Patterson, Julio Cesar Chavez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Leon and Cory Spinks in the lineage of father-and-son world champions.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
These birds also lived in and around water, yet their lineage still went extinct.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
All members of a family trace their lineage back to a founding matriarch or patriarch.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing lineage
It's All in the Family
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "J," "K," and "L"
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Born a Crime
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