lineage

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The US military's pararescue units trace their lineage back to a 1943 mission in which two combat surgeons parachuted into then-Burma - now Myanmar - to help wounded soldiers.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The new specimen predates them by 20 million years, placing M. cousteaui near the base of the chelicerate lineage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

With “Linaje” — it translates to lineage, a term often associated with nobility and pedigree — the brothers are intent on sharing their hard-earned success with those they love most.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The first single from “Kiss All the Time”—its opening track, “Aperture”—is in this lineage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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