inherited

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The disease is inherited and currently incurable, with many children dying within a few years of diagnosis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Charles Schwab launched his brokerage from the city in 1971; Gordon Getty inherited his father’s oil wealth five years later and dove into philanthropy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"He inherited a very difficult financial position and an organisation with cultural problems," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

After 19 years as the CEO of the CFP Board, Kevin Keller retired this month, leaving behind a different organization than the one he inherited.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

At the domestic level, then, Adams inherited a supercharged political atmosphere every bit as ominous and intractable as the tangle on the international scene.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis