pedigree
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Oscar pedigree: Director Peter Farrelly made the 2019 best picture winner “Green Book.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
What kept this viewer in his cell was the series’ pedigree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
“The perfect buyer found this home. Drawn to its rich history, heritage, and pedigree, he plans to restore it to its classic roots,” Rosten tells Realtor.com.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Given their league positions, form and pedigree there could only have been one winner predicted.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Woolf had the ideal pedigree for a jockey.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Genetic analysis allowed the researchers to reconstruct family pedigrees covering as many as four generations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Convergent evolution shows us that lineages respond more to pressures than pedigrees.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
Young adults with lesser pedigrees may not be as picky about jobs because they can’t afford to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
Recounting an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Gluesenkamp Perez describes looking over the witnesses with their fusty manner and fancy pedigrees and wondering if any had ever turned a wrench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2024
The woman was Anita Perkins and the man was Leonard Williams, and they both had fancy pedigrees and degrees and obviously tons of connections everywhere.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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