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[in-her-it] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /


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He battled constant issues with his car throughout the weekend but still put himself in the right position to inherit second when Piastri retired.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

"Some of these minerals are finite and future generations may never see them. We do not want them to inherit white elephants," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

“If your assets have been commingled your spouse will inherit 100% interest in the house,” says Rhodes Law Firm, which has offices in North Carolina and Georgia.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

If the new ETF goes into your estate, your heirs will inherit it at its market value on your date of death.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Hands that would inherit a successful business, one that sold clothing, and yet did not even know how to sew.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

He inherits a daunting agenda, including a housing crisis gripping London.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

It is something every generation inherits and has a responsibility to shape.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Intestacy rules provide a pecking order for who inherits a person's assets when they die without a will, but currently do not recognise unmarried partners.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

She inherits the task of running a country hit by powerful organized crime gangs and chronic political instability, as it burned through eight presidents in the past decade.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 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

Some possible answers include because you are in a low tax bracket, Roth conversions make sense, RMDs are kicking in and inherited IRA distributions have withdrawal deadlines.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Put simply, exceptional memory in a person's 80s does not appear to result from having exceptionally low inherited risk for Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

They point out that he inherited a situation in which Ukraine had already successfully built up its medium- and long-range strike capabilities, something over which the defence minister has little day-to-day influence.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

A lab-raised monkey, born without a fear of snakes, can be taught to fear them—but not to fear flowers, a difference that suggests an inherited readiness to learn a survival strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Certainly it required some philosophy, and some inherited technology.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

It can happen — for example, if you inherit from a sibling who never married or had children — but it’s far less common than inheriting from a parent or grandparent.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

While Sally seems worried about her daughters inheriting her powers, the clip also hints that there might be some happier times ahead.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

He also argued that he had changed Labour after inheriting a party that was "politically, financially and morally bankrupt".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

After inheriting a 5,000-acre plantation near Charlottesville, Va., in 1764, Jefferson began designing his house.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Tillie confided to her lawyer that she wanted to prevent Morrison from inheriting her estate and to rescind his guardianship of her children.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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