forefathers

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"This younger generation of policy makers are much more transactional than their forefathers, there is greater competition for Saudi investment in the UK," he explained.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“What is he?” murmurs one grey shadow of my forefathers to the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"My father and forefathers collected wood from the jungle," said Mohammad Abu Taleb, 47.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

“For nearly 250 years, Mary has played a distinct role in our great American story,” Trump declared, offering a brief Catholic history of the United States that would’ve made this country’s Puritan forefathers retch.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Further back than our forefathers remember, and long before this land was named Ghana, a great river flowed from north to south, blessing those who lived along it with fish and crops.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo