bequeathed

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Gehry bequeathed blueprints and models, sketches and concepts, for his large and devoted team of younger architects and next-generation visionaries equipped to fabricate our way out of angst.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Frieda bequeathed it to the University of New Mexico, and the D.H.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He points out in a note that profit growth of 1% relative to the average of the prior two quarters was lower than the 1.7% benefit bequeathed by the period’s 1.5 extra days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

López Obrador – a hugely popular but controversial figure in Mexico – bequeathed more than just the presidential sash to his political protégé.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

My godfather, Alex Haley, bequeathed me the opportunity to write this foreword to my father’s autobiography.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey