bequeath
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If you bequeath a Roth, heirs’ withdrawals are tax-free.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
But a time-tested made-in-Italy pedigree and solid-metal build make the Marcato the sort of tool you bequeath to your grandkids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
If your friend has a valuable piece of jewelry she may wish to bequeath those to a sister or aunt or niece.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Brandi Schmitt is director of the anatomical donation programme at the University of California, a popular destination for people wishing to bequeath their bodies.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Aurelia had all the intelligence that her clever parents could bequeath her.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
He appointed more than 140 cardinals from non-European countries and bequeaths his successor a Church that is far more global in outlook than the one he inherited.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
Because Bill saw a kindred spirit in Joel as someone who protects those they love, he bequeaths everything he owns to Joel so he can keep Tess safe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
To moviegoers, the legacy that he bequeaths is a mixed one.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2018
In what may be his final public act, John McCain this month will publish a book that bequeaths us a rare gift.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2018
She bequeaths her stuffed toys to Gloria’s fourteen-year- old daughter.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
And since houses can be bequeathed tax-free, having a valuable property can help homeowners who want to leave something to the next generation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Yet feats of demography are only part of what “Revolver” bequeathed.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
The divergent societies the two ships bequeathed would foster what Mr. Reynolds maintains were in effect two competing nationalities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Slot was bequeathed quality, but he put his own stamp on it to make Liverpool title winners.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
From the very beginning, the two men wrote in 2004, the city was partly in ruins—intentionally so, because the fallen walls bequeathed on Tiwanaku the authority of the past.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Hassan got further scope to exercise his instincts after Hafez al-Assad died in 2000, bequeathing power to his second son, Bashar, a British-educated eye surgeon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
He played the role of mediator, bequeathing legitimacy to a group which seemingly needed his normalcy.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2024
Longtime Dodgers fans will cringe at the bequeathing of so much power to one player, but this is how it works in Tinseltown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
He stepped down in 2017, bequeathing power to Mr Lourenço who was then defence minister.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2022
They reach out to people, hosting dinner parties, bequeathing little bits of themselves to their friends.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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