inheritance
Example Sentences
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In such a city, identity was less an inheritance than a layering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Karl Lagerfeld’s cat waiting six years for her inheritance.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Across the dataset, researchers identified 522 cases, representing about 7% of the epigenetic inheritance patterns examined on non-sex chromosomes, that did not follow Mendelian expectations.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
But it would be unfair to your other son to attempt to figure out the finances for his inheritance on your own.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
In this way we can record the man who was poisoned, the inheritance, and the witnesses.6 Wha—?
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing inheritance
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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