as in genealogies
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the natural process by which physical and mental qualities are passed from a parent to a child
Heredity plays no part in the disease.
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mister follows a man (Brolin) who wakes up in a strange house covered in blood and comes to realize his true identity while fighting off contract killers from his past — including everyone from his exes to his best friend.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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According to police, Cooksey opened the door with blood on his hands and became angry and demanding.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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My dad, my grandfather, my great grandfather, all of them died by 47, and many men and my cousins an relatives have died before 50 because of this.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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For decades, rival groups accused one another of inflating voter rolls by having relatives who lived outside the county travel there to vote on Election Day.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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However, once the series took over everyone’s TVs, some internet sleuths determined that their family trees do not cross.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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For a year and a half, the detectives first approached a large volume of low-match DNA results which could be traced back to existing American family trees.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nickelodeon features an annual SpongeBob altcast, complete with animations intended to appeal to young children or families watching together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Des Moines resident Jacob Hardigree, 33, was among the many millennials interviewed by Newsweek in July about the wave of young people moving back to the Midwest to buy homes and start families.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trustee Sharon Whitehurst-Payne said Pendleton’s leadership style was to mentor people of all races.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The trend is consistent across all races and ethnicities, as well as educational attainment.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Heredities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredities. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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