inherit
Example Sentences
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In a departure from an older generation of private clubs, Core prized accomplishment, ambition and talent over inherited social class.
After inheriting his father's lands and titles, he took his place as a non-partisan crossbench peer in the House of Lords in 1869 and became its first Muslim member.
From BBC
A spokesman for Adams has said it was wrong to blame the former mayor for longstanding budget gaps and fiscal pressures that he inherited when he took office.
Like many advisers, Mallon urges his older clients to prioritize their own needs — and live large — rather than skimp and save so that their heirs inherit more.
From MarketWatch
But Truss had inherited Scholar from Boris Johnson and she had, for better or worse, a clear policy agenda.
From BBC
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