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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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She brought it to the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as part of a contest organized by the festival’s sustainability partner, Global Inheritance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Inheritance is clearly the best way to receive money.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

This follow-up to Ms. Desai’s “The Inheritance of Loss” was two decades in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Inheritance taxes aren’t terribly common, but can rise as high as 15% to 18% of the inheritance’s value.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Blending Inheritance, inheritance in which the characters of the parents seem to blend in the offspring.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.




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