inherited

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The brooch she inherited from our mother was at her throat to close her collar.

From Literature

The former couple shared three children, Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka, who inherited almost all of their mother’s remaining assets when she died.

From MarketWatch

McFadden said the new measures would giving "life-changing opportunities to young people" that will "significantly reverse the increase we inherited in those not in education, employment or training".

From BBC

The end is nigh for hereditary peers, whose inherited right to sit in the House of Lords is set to be stripped from them after the passage of a new law this week.

From BBC

"It's bankrupt. We didn't make it bankrupt, we inherited it," he said.

From BBC