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lineage

[lin-ee-ij] / ˈlɪn i ɪdʒ /


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The Bruins imported the latest in a lineage of Bay Area dynamic duos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Grogu shows a growing mastery of the Force, even if the toddler’s lineage to the original Jedi sage Yoda remains mysterious and his language mostly gibberish.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"The new finds of Homo teeth from 2.6 -- 2.8 million year old sediments -- reported in this paper -- confirms the antiquity of our lineage," said Brian Villmoare, lead author and ASU alumnus.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

He probably thinks this one is in the raunchy lineage of Dance Mania records, but it’s not nearly as committed to the bit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

She had seen other worlds, and she held the lineage of other worlds, spectacularly, in the vessel of her black body.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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