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our forefathers bought this farm, and our family has worked it for three generations
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Remember: In 1776, our forefathers had the courage to use the power of the press to call attention to a tyrant by the name of King George.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Instead, what better way to celebrate both Fogerty’s new professional freedom and entry into the octogenarian birthday club than by releasing Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years, out on August 22, which finds our forefather of flannel rerecording versions of his stone-cold classics.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
The series, based on the popular BBC show of the same name, is considered a forefather of Saturday Night Live and other live comedy shows.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Decades later, Margaret’s son moved his famous forefather’s skull yet again, to the Roper family vault at St. Dunstan’s Church in Canterbury.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Instead, what better way to celebrate both Fogerty’s new professional freedom and entry into the octogenarian birthday club than by releasing Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years, out on August 22, which finds our forefather of flannel rerecording versions of his stone-cold classics.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
The series, based on the popular BBC show of the same name, is considered a forefather of Saturday Night Live and other live comedy shows.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Decades later, Margaret’s son moved his famous forefather’s skull yet again, to the Roper family vault at St. Dunstan’s Church in Canterbury.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
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“Forefather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forefather. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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forefather
noun
fore·fa·ther
ˈfō(ə)r-ˌfät͟h-ər 
ˈfȯ(ə)r-,
-ˌfȧt͟h-
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: a person of an earlier period and similar culture
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