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heritage

[her-i-tij] / ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒ /


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On top of its potential communicative importance and intrinsic value as a cultural behavior, accumulative stone throwing involves durable primate material culture, the loss of which would constitute the erasure of primate heritage.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

"We've got everything: wide open countryside, fantastic beaches, heritage of every kind from Roman through to Medieval - whatever you want you'll find it here in Essex," he said.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Raised in Puerto Rico by parents with both Boricuan and Cuban heritage, Bermúdez bristles at attempts to divide Latinos.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

And its culinary heritage, led by pasta al pesto alla Genovese and focaccia, may have gone viral in Italy and beyond, but taste far better here at home.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

"What about your heritage?" asked Mo. "Isn't it important to know where you come from?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The stockpile, which has since risen in value, adds Wyoming to a growing cohort of states, including some with mining heritages, looking to add precious metal to their investment portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

It was one of the artefacts that launched an online campaign to highlight women's roles in pre-colonial communities - and revive cultural heritages almost erased by colonialism.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2025

“Only in America,” Harris said, was it possible for two people of such different backgrounds and heritages to join together to make it “all the way” to the White House.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2024

Even the Moscow Art Theatre, from which Chekhov’s plays emerged, has recognized that heritages need to be reinvented.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2024

All the social heritages, traditions, sentiments, culture, technique, are accommodations—that is, acquired adjustments that are socially and not biologically transmitted.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park




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