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In his professional boxing debut, Ngannou dropped Fury and lost a close decision to the lineal champion.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The Cherokee Nation, one of the two largest Native groups in the United States, will accept anyone who can prove some lineal descent in specific records.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Each tribe determines its own enrollment, but a common requirement is lineal descendancy from someone on the tribal roll.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Eager to ditch the heretical Treaty of Moscow, his negotiators produced New START — the lineal descendant of two earlier SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) and three START agreements — which entered into force in February 2011 for ten years, extendable once for five more.
—John R. Bolton, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The Cherokee Nation, one of the two largest Native groups in the United States, will accept anyone who can prove some lineal descent in specific records.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Each tribe determines its own enrollment, but a common requirement is lineal descendancy from someone on the tribal roll.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Eager to ditch the heretical Treaty of Moscow, his negotiators produced New START — the lineal descendant of two earlier SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) and three START agreements — which entered into force in February 2011 for ten years, extendable once for five more.
—John R. Bolton, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Lineal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineal. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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