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Appeared in the April 30, 2026, print edition as 'Warsh Inherits a Fracturing Fed'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

May the hand that next Inherits thee be but as true to thee As mine hath been!

From Becket and other plays by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

Inherits the taste, I suppose; his father was a sea-captain.

From Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children by Finley, Martha

"Inherits it from her mamma, I should think."

From Back to Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant

Inherits a comfortable property, goes to an expensive college, dawdles through Europe, and then comes home to play carpet knight and read poetry to girls.

From The Henchman by Luther, Mark Lee