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lineages

noun

plural of lineage

as in ancestries

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended his Italian lineage was very important to him

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as in families

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor it is now generally accepted that the lineage of Thomas Jefferson includes black as well as white members

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Recent Examples of lineages Rather than reflecting genuinely absent enzymes, these gaps could simply mirror methodological limitations in the phylogenetic reconstruction that prevented the identification of all the original ancient enzymes in bacterial and archaean lineages. — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 The fossil indicates that lineages closely related to the Euparkeriidae were also present in South America, highlighting the continent’s role in the early diversification of the relatives of dinosaurs and crocodiles. — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 So there seems to be something actively problematic with the DNA from those lineages in these regions. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 The research team, led by Ellie Bourgikos and Nathan Grubaugh at the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that one of the virus’s two major lineages arrived in the Northeast by the early 1700s. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Because everyone will have access to the same information, AI will accentuate the value of personal connections, again promoting lineages and networks that at their most extreme may appear to be sinister establishment conspiracies. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Both of his parents are of Italian descent, with family lineages originating in the Calabria region of southern Italy. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026 Why Stanley Tucci Is Synonymous With Italy Both of Tucci’s parents are of Italian descent, with family lineages originating in the Calabria region of southern Italy. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026 The broader aim is to build vaccines that provide protection across entire viral lineages rather than single strains. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 June 2026

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Noun

This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together.

— Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of ancestries

Noun

Postpartum Support International provides free support to new mothers and families impacted by maternal mental health conditions.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
For families Villa Dubrovnik is surprisingly effortless for families, with spacious family suites featuring interconnecting rooms and balcony hot tubs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

Lower-budget genre films—Backrooms, Obsession and Iron Lung, many driven by creators with YouTube and small-screen pedigrees—have broken through with younger viewers.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
The son of a major leaguer turned long-time coach and brother of the Yankees’ top prospect, Jacob has perhaps one of the best pedigrees in this draft class.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of pedigrees

Noun

The site is significant and dates to the 1600s, for council meetings between tribes around the Great Lakes.

— Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Handcrafted beads, baskets, tools, weapons and even the string used to hold all of them together were represented by crafters from across California tribes.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tribes

Noun

The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.

— Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025

Definition of genealogies

Noun

All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.

— Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Scores attach to a profile, clans compete by country, challenges travel between friends.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of clans

Noun

However, this represented only one of several plausible geographic origins of her lineage, according to the researchers.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Your guide will teach you about the origins of Prohibition and tell stories of infamous bootleggers.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of origins

Noun

Beyond distribution, the deal includes a co-production slate between ReelShort and Indonesian production houses, with resulting series set to appear on both platforms.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
ReelShort has struck a deal with Indonesian streaming platform Vidio to bring hundreds of microdramas to local audiences, as well as co-produce new short dramas with Indonesian production houses.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

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