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[in-her-it] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /


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Would you like to do Roth conversions because you may need the money, or because you want your heirs to inherit those funds without paying tax on them?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

With a huge transfer under way, you may inherit shares of companies that you dislike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Today, many cousins lack the close relationships that allow them to cooperate as business partners, which is what they become the moment they jointly inherit an asset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Summoning the will to surrender that power he’d trained all his life to inherit, to the Guardians of the Universe ordering him to betray his friend, is a Herculean act.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The one drawback to being a musician's daughter—you inherit the family business.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

The emergence of extraordinary traits may depend not only on which genes an organism inherits, but also on how those genes are physically arranged and connected within the cell.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Whoever is named as beneficiary on the account itself inherits them, so make sure that each account currently names the other spouse as primary beneficiary.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The Angel Stadium lease that Kroenke inherits requires the team name to “include the name Anaheim therein.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

"The forgery does not have to look convincing on its own. It inherits the credibility of the map it was born on," van Ess added.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The next part of the will would read: "Whichsoever pair made the most money with the ten thousand dollars inherits the whole estate."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Although inherited genetic factors can influence who develops Parkinson's, researchers have increasingly focused on environmental exposures that may also contribute to the disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Political institutions have “much to contribute,” he allows, “but it is ultimately the teaching of the arts and humanities that will renew our inherited traditions.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

As Jean-Luc Picard, the captain who inherited the helm of USS Enterprise from William Shatner’s James T. Kirk, Stewart embodied franchise founder Gene Roddenberry’s humanist outlook.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

"We inherited a system that is difficult and unfair on young people, but we weren't able to move on that today," she told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Later, he inherited a fortune of $3 million, and he used part of the money to build Riverbank.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

We want the intimacy of a home without necessarily inheriting all the obligations of maintaining one.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Burnham took office in July, inheriting a sluggish economy and government debts that are close to 94% of annual economic output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

John Ternus took over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Choose the one who gives you the most time and who you know will benefit the most from inheriting your home.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

At noon on the following day, Wense Grabarek was sworn in as mayor of Durham, inheriting a city described by one newspaper as “a powder keg.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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