lineage

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With “Linaje” — it translates to lineage, a term often associated with nobility and pedigree — the brothers are intent on sharing their hard-earned success with those they love most.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Ancient DNA also revealed tuberculosis at the site, belonging to a lineage known from pre-contact South America.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Springsteen called the musician a writer in the lineage of "geniuses" and "natural rebels" like Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The first single from “Kiss All the Time”—its opening track, “Aperture”—is in this lineage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Boromir had a long sword, in fashion like Andúril but of less lineage, and he bore also a shield and his war-horn.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien