progeny

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“It was an odd pairing: Harold Macmillan, the inhibited, repressed publisher’s son, and Bob Boothby, the warm, witty progeny of an Edinburgh banker,” writes Lynne Olson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

In any other sport, the progeny of a former star player ascending to the highest level would be especially noteworthy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Rich men can afford to support lots of progeny they never have to see.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

This kind of teamwork can improve the chances that the progeny will survive, especially when resources are limited, Dr. Bendesky said.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

There were the high-yellow progeny of AME preachers debating the clerics of Ausar-Set.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates