lineage
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The episode belongs to a much longer lineage of banned books about race and the color line in the South and other parts of the country.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Labrujasuchus belonged to the archosaur lineage that eventually gave rise to crocodiles, animals best known today for their four-legged bodies and tooth-filled jaws.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
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
‘Because Aragorn is descended in direct lineage, father to father, from Isildur Elendil’s son himself. And the sword that he bears was Elendil’s sword.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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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