lineage
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The Bruins imported the latest in a lineage of Bay Area dynamic duos.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Among lizards, goannas stand out as the only lineage known to have lost this armour, only to regain it in a remarkable evolutionary twist.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Vijay steps into that lineage, but at a different political moment.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Cal’s full name is John-Calum—“I’m John of John of Iain of Iain the Breabadair,” he explains of his lineage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
He liked to entice me into lies: “Gorgeous necktie,” he’d say, “that’s a Hermès, isn’t it?”—and then, when I assented, reach quickly across the lunch table and expose my poor tie’s humble lineage.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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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