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descendants

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plural of descendant

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The threshold comes when a system can create a successor capable of creating successors of its own.

— Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm.

— Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of successors

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Myers said these teacup animals usually come about through reproductive technology and selective breeding, where people repeatedly breed the smallest animals, then use the smallest offspring to reproduce.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Bears #901 and #384 are two of her adult offspring who have been seen in the park.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of offspring

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Many were founded on the idea that children should not be imprisoned with adults but still needed discipline, reform and punishment.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Biggart rarely discussed it, though the experience announced itself whenever his children approached fireworks or open flames.

— Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of children

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In advance of the World Cup, NetJets signed Lionel Messi as an ambassador, including a private youth clinic for the scions of its fractional-share owners.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The political scions — and many of their family members — were divided by the 2024 presidential election.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026

Definition of scions

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