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hereditary

[huh-red-i-ter-ee] / həˈrɛd ɪˌtɛr i /


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Although run by hereditary royals, the country’s raucous parliament blocked new policies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Humans are incredibly efficient at plant and animal domestication, the process of selecting and curating prosocial hereditary traits for our own benefit.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

It suggested a number of conditions, including hereditary spastic paraplegia, which Phoebe presented to her GP.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

From Stoddard’s notes, it remains unclear how the hereditary nature of any of these symptoms was established.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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