How to Use genealogy in a Sentence

genealogy

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  • They've been researching their genealogies.
  • The genealogy of the French far right is clear: In the beginning was the loss of L’Algérie française.
    — Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 21 Oct. 2021
  • This is the first of a two-part class aimed at the genealogy beginner.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
  • In 2018, there was a break in the case when the DNA sample was sent to a genealogy database and matched to a very distant relative.
    — NBC News, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The rest of the story, one of genealogy, research, and detective work, is worth your time.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 7 June 2022
  • Many of them are former adoptees or birth parents, but some are just genealogy buffs with time on their hands.
    — Samantha M. Shapiro, Wired, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The case was the first use of genetic genealogy to solve a violent crime.
    — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2022
  • He was not born with that name and does not appear in the official genealogy maintained in the archive of the Rothschilds.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • For the exhibit, the two did an intricate design of a tree of Yemen and Arab genealogy.
    — Janice Neuman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Then Del Bosque looked at her account on the genealogy site Ancestry.com and saw that the granddaughter shared a last name with two boys who might be her nephews.
    — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
  • That genealogy may well have dictated the pushrod setup as well as the tight bore spacing that forces the LS1 engine to have a smaller bore and longer stroke than the old V-8.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The group will take a look at how DNA genealogy can help your research, and the companies that offer testing.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • One of my pandemic projects was to take a deep dive into my genealogy.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 31 May 2021
  • Many white genealogy buffs can trace their family trees all the way back to Huguenot rebels or Scottish chieftains.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • He was found through forensic genealogy, the news release says.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Genetic genealogy first made headlines in 2018 when it was used to find the Golden State Killer.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 May 2024
  • Check out music events, some dance, free genealogy classes, and the Sportsmen’s Show.
    — oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Sipos’ case is the first one to make it to a jury trial in San Diego, although the use of genetic genealogy was not discussed at his trial.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The ones that can track and track the genealogy and provenance of a specific batch and limit the impact of performing a product recall.
    — Richard Howells, Forbes, 19 May 2022
  • Jump forward to the present day where Ruby is featured on a genealogy television show that wants to track down her parents.
    — Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023
  • In that episode, when the genealogy researcher unearthed photos of your great grandparents, tears filled my eyes.
    — Laura Manske, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • All services are free and open to anyone at any stage of their research process—not just scholars or genealogy experts.
    — Hannah S. Ostroff, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Police in Colorado have identified the man who killed three women and a teenage girl more than forty years ago, with the help of genetic genealogy and DNA.
    — Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2022
  • With its references to other parts of Oceania and the importance of genealogy, the song propels us to open our eyes and see what lies on and beyond the horizon.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2021
  • It’s a portrait of a place, the Sonoran Desert, and it’s a genealogy of sorts, an archival romp through Ronstadt’s family history.
    — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The petition notes that advancements in DNA and the use of genetic genealogy are leading to the solving of more cold cases across the country.
    — Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • However, online genealogy sleuths say that the ties just aren't there.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Police zeroed in on Downs in 2018 through an aunt who had submitted her DNA to a genealogy website.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2021
  • The family hopes that more cases will be solved thanks to DNA and genetic genealogy.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
  • At a hearing on Thursday, the prosecution and defense presented arguments on a motion to suppress investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) evidence in the upcoming trial.
    — John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025

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