lineage

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For members of the Awadh royal lineage, the restoration is deeply personal.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Those of ancient lineage may be thinking of the infamous LBJ phone call badgering the head of ABC to get college-football broadcasts for Lady Bird’s TV station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

These animals are considered distant ancestors of modern birds and were the only dinosaur lineage to survive the mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic era 66 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

He studied in a seminary in Qom after his service with the Revolutionary Guard and wears the black turban of a sayyid, indicating that he traces his lineage to the prophet Muhammad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The sun made the space behind her eyelids as red as blood, made her think of lineage and dynasties, of rightful places in families.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway