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our forefathers bought this farm, and our family has worked it for three generations
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But with relaxed censorship and a new governmental push to foster cinematic culture, the late 1990s saw the formation of the prolific South Korean auteurs best known internationally today—the forefathers of the New Korean Cinema.
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Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
Their forefathers and descendants have been on this land for nearly 300 years starting as slaves on the plantations.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Saudi Arabia hosts Islam’s two holiest sites, and its ruling family’s power stems from a bargain its forefathers made with a fundamentalist Sunni religious sect.
—David B. Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2016
Vernon is a Mescalero Apache in his early 30’s who knows the tribal mountains as intimately as did his forefathers.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
Their forefathers and descendants have been on this land for nearly 300 years starting as slaves on the plantations.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Saudi Arabia hosts Islam’s two holiest sites, and its ruling family’s power stems from a bargain its forefathers made with a fundamentalist Sunni religious sect.
—David B. Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2016
Vernon is a Mescalero Apache in his early 30’s who knows the tribal mountains as intimately as did his forefathers.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Forefather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forefather. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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