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
The Bruins imported the latest in a lineage of Bay Area dynamic duos.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
"Our goal in reconstructing the Da Vinci family's lineage up to the present day, while also preserving and valuing the places connected to Leonardo, is to enable scientific research on his DNA," says Vezzosi.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
According to oral history passed down over the generations, Santseo was planted in the 13th Century by Komfo Nana Asumbia, a royal figure to whom we trace our lineage.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
He would spend years interviewing Klan leaders and sympathizers, sometimes taking advantage of his own background and lineage to pretend that he was on their side of the issues.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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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