Line
Strain
Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Usage example: descended from a strain of Irish seafarers
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- The fault line between the WASP/Protestant McDougals and the Italian-American Catholic Barones is also a strain on the in-law relationship.
Source: Obnoxious In-Laws -
In all fairness, the original line already has to strain to roll of the tongue, and the correct negative would just wreck the whole rhythm.
Source: Music / The Police - The Trauma Conga Line she goes through during the story ends up putting an emotion strain on her to the point where the seal begins to weaken.
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