inherited
Example Sentences
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When the club inherited the nine-acre practice facility in 2024 from the Rams, Angel City designated the largest of the offices for the nursery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Calmer heads might point out Rohl inherited a squad that was widely criticised before his arrival and moulded them into unlikely title contenders.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Born in Cincinnati, Turner inherited a billboard company from his father that he turned into Turner Broadcasting System, an Atlanta-based television and movie giant that he eventually sold to Time Warner in 1995.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Le Pen has long sought to make the party she inherited from her father Jean-Marie more palatable, including by distancing it from the antisemitic legacy of a man convicted for Holocaust denial.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Margie, who inherited a little more than half of a headright from her father, still receives a quarterly check for her share in the mineral trust.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing inherited
Genetics - Middle School
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Genetics - High School
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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