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our forefathers bought this farm, and our family has worked it for three generations
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The work provided some vindication to one of the forefathers of coregonine research, Walter Koeltz.
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Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
There’s a reason our forefathers placed limits on the military’s role in domestic affairs.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 6 Dec. 2024
Our forefathers founded this country, and our grandfathers fought and died, and people are still fighting and dying for our right to argue.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Our forefathers must be turning over in their graves.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2024
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Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
There’s a reason our forefathers placed limits on the military’s role in domestic affairs.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 6 Dec. 2024
Our forefathers founded this country, and our grandfathers fought and died, and people are still fighting and dying for our right to argue.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Our forefathers must be turning over in their graves.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Forefather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forefather. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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