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Recent Examples of ancestral
After graduating from university, Ramazan and Ahmet returned to their village during the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to pursue farming, considering it their ancestral profession.
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
This part of Wyoming is now part of the ancestral lands of the Eastern Shoshone.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Restoring the roof would also enlist skilled carpenters, stone workers and artisans trained in ancestral techniques with roots in French and European history.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The principle emotion during that celebration was gratitude that finally tribes had triumphed in the effort to restore their ancestral lands, and hope that the next phase is going to go just as well.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
This part of Wyoming is now part of the ancestral lands of the Eastern Shoshone.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Restoring the roof would also enlist skilled carpenters, stone workers and artisans trained in ancestral techniques with roots in French and European history.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The principle emotion during that celebration was gratitude that finally tribes had triumphed in the effort to restore their ancestral lands, and hope that the next phase is going to go just as well.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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In 2025, the Norwegian city of Stavanger will embark on a year-long celebration of its 900th anniversary, inviting locals and visitors alike to join in commemorating this historic milestone.David Nikel, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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In a historic election in South Africa, the ruling ANC party fails to win a majority for the first time since 1994.The Week UK, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Adding to the old-world atmosphere, the restaurant is next to the Looff Carousel, originally built in 1895.Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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In the capital Panjim, feni holds sway at old-world tavernas and modern cocktail bars alike.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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These microscopic fragments of ancient plants were found beneath the floor of a Mayan ballcourt in present day Mexico and collecting them was likely purposeful.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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Its design is inspired by ancient Sun worship, as well as watchtowers that were once used to warn Chinese Emperors of seaborne attacks, and its curving form has been constructed from two layers of slanted concrete shells that echo the sound of the waves.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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At the time, those came in classic green bottles from old-time perfumers’ shelves.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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Listen to a Live Radio Show The historic Rex Theater welcomes local, regional, and national old-time musical acts.Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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Supplied with the patient’s symptoms and historical medical records, algorithms can pinpoint the likely issue and suggest the best course of action, saving patients on initial consultation costs.Max Votek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The team also conducted dating work on wood samples and other remains from the ship, which in combination with the available historical records, indicate that it was constructed between the late 18th century and the first half of the 19th century.Newsweek, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Based on the data, the researchers found a link between habitual daytime napping and larger brain volume.Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
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Yet perhaps the original, enduring impulse that gave us habitual millennial-shaming, which has lately given way to 24/7 zoomer-shaming, represents a kind of honest concern.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestral. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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