ancestral
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A mass gathering of golden retrievers and their owners is to return to the ancestral home of the breed in July 2028.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Now an Indigenous tribe is demanding a say in the fate of their ancestral homeland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Our tendency to ascend and reach higher places may reflect a deep ancestral relationship with trees that extends beyond anatomy alone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Plainclothes officers cordoned off Zhu’s ancestral home in the landlocked Hunan province and turned away visitors who came to lay flowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Gerion Lannister had set sail for Valyria when Tyrion was eighteen, intent on recovering the lost ancestral blade of House Lannister and any other treasures that might have survived the Doom.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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