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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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“Omakase” is in conversation with that same roots-first impulse, but Díaz’s inheritance is messier and more personal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

His language implicitly reaffirmed a vision of citizenship based on civic membership rather than ethnic inheritance.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

All of these would have different outcomes for taxes and inheritance, not least your control over the property.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Given that the driving motivation of all things Austen is marriage, often to prevent inheritance laws from leaving women out in the literal cold, Mrs. Bennet is particularly harsh toward Mary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

One southerner, named John Jones, came to get away from becoming part of an inheritance.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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