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inherit

[in-her-it] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /


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Every generation seems to inherit one cultural panic after another.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Immune cells produced by those stem cells inherit the same mutations.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

"I didn't inherit a record. I earned it."

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

He had worked for more than four decades in Saudi Arabia, saving every rial he could so as to invest in the land in Deir al Balah he hoped his sons would one day inherit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

“I am old, and I am about to die, and when I do, Josie will inherit everything I own. Lola, would you—?” She gestured weakly to the side, pointing down.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The lateral septum inherits much of its primary input from a brain region called the hippocampus.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

The former securities regulator and federal prosecutor succeeds Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month, and inherits an 18-agency intelligence community shaken by leadership turnover and staff cuts.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

He inherits a race transformed by Graham Platner’s abrupt exit—and must convince voters he can harness the oysterman’s populist appeal without carrying his baggage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Intestacy rules provide a pecking order for who inherits a person's assets when they die without a will, but currently do not recognise unmarried partners.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The next part of the will would read: "Whichsoever pair made the most money with the ten thousand dollars inherits the whole estate."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Because the more Seemiller studies Gen Z, the more she finds a generation responding rationally to the world it inherited — not inventing entirely new values out of thin air.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

At independence in 1947, Pakistan inherited about a third of the highly trained British Indian army.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Problems can occur, especially in people with poor kidney function or rare inherited conditions, which is why this is not a harmless wellness drip to be sold on the high street.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

"There is no point in bemoaning what is going on" one says phlegmatically, "Andy Burnham's inherited this vexed issue that our jails are full, it's in the nature of being PM."

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“You inherited the farm and all its contents, right?”

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

It can happen — for example, if you inherit from a sibling who never married or had children — but it’s far less common than inheriting from a parent or grandparent.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

But the question remains: How did a mistress's second son – and Kim Jong Il's youngest – end up inheriting power?

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

While Sally seems worried about her daughters inheriting her powers, the clip also hints that there might be some happier times ahead.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

"Non-Mendelian patterns of inheriting epigenetics could be a faster way to acquire diverse or new traits than alterations in the genomic sequence itself, especially in response to environmental pressures," says Andrew Feinberg, M.D.,

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

Einsteinian physics can thus be regarded as inheriting the results of Newtonian physics while going far beyond them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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