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also grandaddies
as in ancestors
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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Noun
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Obviously, that spoke to me, because my ancestors were slaves.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025 -
In a personal tie, her paternal ancestors were the owners of the woollen manufacturer and merchant, William Lupton & Co, which was based in Leeds.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The failure was particularly notable because the device broke at the same structural weak point that plagued its two predecessors.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Like its predecessors, the Varg SM sports a sleek, motocross-style look.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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