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heritage

[her-i-tij] / ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒ /


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“Others said we were ruining some common heritage of humankind.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"The primary objective of the charity is conservation of the heritage surrounding UK exploration in Antarctica," Clarke said.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

He has also worked to promote this traditional eating pattern internationally as a way to support human health, cultural heritage, and environmental sustainability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Add to those a declining catch, warming water which is pushing what Train called the lobster "sweet spot" out deeper and a shifting tariff policy, and Maine's singular coastal heritage industry is facing peril.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Any person of color recognized his Ethiopian heritage immediately.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The stockpile, which has since risen in value, adds Wyoming to a growing cohort of states, including some with mining heritages, looking to add precious metal to their investment portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Two MPs have announced their marriage with a wedding that they said celebrated their "two different heritages".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025

“Only in America,” Harris said, was it possible for two people of such different backgrounds and heritages to join together to make it “all the way” to the White House.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2024

Even the Moscow Art Theatre, from which Chekhov’s plays emerged, has recognized that heritages need to be reinvented.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

Then, uniting further the mutually exclusive castes, many are the common heritages, actual or adopted, of traditions and sacred books, and the common national epics of the Ramayan and the Mahabharat.

From New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments by John Morrison


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