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

It is an inherited, rare, progressive and incurable condition.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

When Mr. de Waal, a British ceramicist, inherited 264 of these netsuke from a relative in the 1990s, he became fascinated by their artistry—and their provenance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

Then again, his father had abandoned them before Michael even got to kindergarten, so perhaps it was best not to have inherited anything.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly