inheritance
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A handful of U.S. states impose an inheritance tax on certain inherited assets, though most offer exemptions or reduced rates for close relatives like children and spouses.
From MarketWatch
Johnson fortune, runs publicly traded Johnson Outdoors, so her wealth is considered a combination of inheritance and self-made.
European settlers “arrived on our shores carrying the memories and the traditions and the Christian faith of their ancestors as a sacred inheritance.”
He said Martin had accrued his wealth through inheritance but had lived very frugally.
From BBC
“Throughout her extraordinary career, Amy Tan has transformed American literature by shining a light on the emotional complexities of family, identity and cultural inheritance,” said Times senior editor for Books Sophia Kercher.
From Los Angeles Times
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