progenitor

Example Sentences

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But “On Freedom‘s” progenitor is 2011’s “The Art of Cruelty.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Lou Grant” was a very good show, if not quite as good as its magical progenitor.

From Washington Post

Then progenitor and offspring burst out of the cell, enter neighboring red blood cells and the process continues.

From New York Times

Several thought it emerged from “natural exposure to an animal infected with it or a close progenitor virus”, according to the report summary.

From The Guardian

Four agencies and the intelligence council assessed with “low confidence” that the virus was “most likely caused by natural exposure” to an infected animal or a close progenitor virus.

From Washington Post