parentage

Example Sentences

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That same year, Judge Pellman denied Xu’s parentage petition in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Of course, there are parallels between Whitaker and Alani with their parentage and privilege — Whitaker doesn’t deny that.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

The judge ordered that baby Eleanor be placed for adoption, and also made a "declaration of non parentage".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

And the 14th Amendment includes the equal protection clause, which also affirms that citizenship does not discriminate based on race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or, as Sotomayor notes, parentage.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

Many people would admire Odin’s horse, but only a brave man would ever mention its parentage in Loki’s presence, and nobody ever dared to allude to it twice.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman