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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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His language implicitly reaffirmed a vision of citizenship based on civic membership rather than ethnic inheritance.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

I do not have any inheritance coming my way as I lost most of my immediate family when young.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

In 2012 his elder brother – Lee Jae-yong's uncle - launched a bid to reclaim what he saw as his rightful inheritance.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Mr. Bielenia’s Ignac is the General’s opposite—unsure, abused, desperate to secure his inheritance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

She was more than that, but the title of Lucera didn’t feel real to Sierra yet; it was still some strange inheritance she couldn’t fully grasp.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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