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Recent Examples of ancestral
The case fatality rate for the ancestral strain of Covid-19 was estimated to be around 2.6%, for example.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
North and east of Mount Shasta, the new monument encompasses the Medicine Lake Highlands, including the sacred ancestral homelands of the Pit River Tribe and Modoc peoples.
—Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
The monument will protect the ancestral homelands of the Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Mojave, Quechan and Serrano Nations.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
By the late 1960s, the Moros had become a poor and displaced minority in their ancestral land.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
North and east of Mount Shasta, the new monument encompasses the Medicine Lake Highlands, including the sacred ancestral homelands of the Pit River Tribe and Modoc peoples.
—Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
The monument will protect the ancestral homelands of the Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Mojave, Quechan and Serrano Nations.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
By the late 1960s, the Moros had become a poor and displaced minority in their ancestral land.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestral
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Meanwhile, the International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado, are also underway this week, with 12 teams from across the globe creating massive, fleeting works of art in the city’s historic downtown.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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But Noe said the biggest hurdle local farmers face when trying to expand their operations is the pressure from development spreading across the historic agricultural lands in South Miami-Dade.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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This fear increases as the family turns against itself, escaping Tehran for Iman’s hometown, stalking and hiding within a literal old-world maze.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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The designer collaborated with the clients to create a home that embodied the charm of an old-world find with modern comforts, which can be seen by way of the vintage iron bed that anchors the guest bedroom and also includes a primitive English desk and antique velvet Art Deco armchair.—
Troy J. McMullen,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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Designed with geometric forms that evoke the pyramids in the backdrop, the museum invites visitors to journey through ancient Egypt’s 3,000-year history, starting with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 B.C. and ending with the Roman conquest in 30 B.C.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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In it, a fantastical ancient Asian Empire is on the verge of destruction, torn apart by insidious rivalry.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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The program will feature old-time acoustic mountain and folk music on banjo, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle, mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, bass fiddle, autoharp and the Appalachian dancing doll, plus dancing, storytelling and comedy.—
Eric E. Harrison,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Growing up in Sunnyside, Wash., Top soaked in the songs of artists like Keith Whitley and George Strait and immersed himself in bluegrass and old-time country during his guitar lessons.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
14 Jan. 2025
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While that was up 16.2% from a year earlier, the inventory remained well below the annual historical average of about 1.98 million, according to data going back to 1999.—
ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Folsom Lake is at 37 percent capacity, which is 84 percent of its historical average.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Research published in 2022 in found that by embracing vulnerability, couples can break away from unhelpful and habitual patterns of interaction.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Officials said he was charged as a habitual fourth offender and given a $500,000 cash-only bond.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Women and adults younger than 45 are more likely than men and older adults to say that moderate drinking is bad for health, as were Democrats and independents.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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On the day of the shooting, Nixon-Clark was 16 years and 9 months old, just shy of reaching legal status as an adult.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestral. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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