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Noun
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The exact reasons are often left vague, and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026 -
None of Tuchel’s four permanent successors at Chelsea under BlueCo have surpassed his 589 days at the helm; Maresca came close but departed in January.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In October 2024, Lun Lun, Yang Yang, and their two youngest offspring returned to China.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Her offspring hatch the next year.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The house, previously a school, is holding 400 people, including 120 children.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There was no longer any mechanism to manufacture trust and stimulate voluntary citizen idea generation and problem solving, no space any more for spontaneous working informality for business leaders, educators, politicians, public officials, wealthy scions of old families, clergy, etc.—
Stephen B. Young,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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There have been plenty of stellar political scions who reinforced the idea that certain families have a real taste and talent for public service.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Descendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendants. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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