bequest
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Receiving a bequest from your father will not change the many years you had growing up.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025
In 1838 the U.S. received more than $500,000 from that bequest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
Perhaps its most lasting bequest to television, however, is the messy friend defined by Dunham’s Hannah Horvath.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025
The left-field bequest — as if tending to Walter’s legacy with an overdue book of his correspondence wasn’t enough — is, to Iris, a mystery on top of a conundrum.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
In April of 1857, Mrs. Fox wrote to Robert Kane asking about the bequest for Maggie; he didn’t respond.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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