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inherit

verb as in gain as possession from someone's death

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The American Fund — or simply the Fund, as it came to be known — had been reluctantly established in 1922 by Charles Garland, who had inherited $1 million but refused it on ethical grounds.

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Whoever is appointed next at Rangers inherits a team bereft of confidence with their defence in particular struggling to contain opponents for most of the season so far and scoring also a problem.

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By the time Sasaki started warming up in the bottom of the eighth inning, he might as well have already inherited the closer role by default.

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You inherit 23 of these bundles of DNA from each of your parents for a total of 46, which the egg already has.

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My willingness to abandon a single entree for a few little bites is inherited.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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