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bequeath

[bih-kweeth, -kweeth] / bɪˈkwiθ, -ˈkwið /


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Why do voters and MPs bequeath and remove their support with seemingly such casual ease?

From BBC May 16, 2026

If you bequeath a Roth, heirs’ withdrawals are tax-free.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

But a time-tested made-in-Italy pedigree and solid-metal build make the Marcato the sort of tool you bequeath to your grandkids.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

If your friend has a valuable piece of jewelry she may wish to bequeath those to a sister or aunt or niece.

From MarketWatch Nov. 3, 2025

He went on to bequeath little bits of money and jewelry to each of them, never clarifying which one he considered his Koh-i-noor.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The passage of great TV characters bequeaths to their survivors, including the audience, a rummage of questions that end up shaping their journey.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2025

He appointed more than 140 cardinals from non-European countries and bequeaths his successor a Church that is far more global in outlook than the one he inherited.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2025

“Her voice was as sweet as her engagements were fiery. She bequeaths us tunes and images that will never leave us.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2023

The loss of Jonathan Demme is a sad surprise, for the films that he bequeaths to us remain, to an uncommon degree, the work of a good man.

From The New Yorker Apr. 29, 2017

And what love bequeaths to us before we’re born.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Boris arrived at the museum in 1932 amongst a large collection of taxidermy bequeathed by a local game hunter.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

And since houses can be bequeathed tax-free, having a valuable property can help homeowners who want to leave something to the next generation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Yet feats of demography are only part of what “Revolver” bequeathed.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

The enduring love for these Broadway shows isn’t just about the standards they have bequeathed to the American songbook.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Anna Brown, divorced and without children, had bequeathed nearly all her wealth to her mother, Lizzie.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Museums have for a long time relied on wealthy individuals bequeathing, loaning or donating artefacts to build their science and art collections, explains Dr Smithwick, who recovers and sells fossils professionally.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Hassan got further scope to exercise his instincts after Hafez al-Assad died in 2000, bequeathing power to his second son, Bashar, a British-educated eye surgeon.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

He played the role of mediator, bequeathing legitimacy to a group which seemingly needed his normalcy.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2024

Longtime Dodgers fans will cringe at the bequeathing of so much power to one player, but this is how it works in Tinseltown.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2024

Robbie, my great-aunt, my rigid taskmaster of a piano teacher, passed away in June, bequeathing her house on Euclid to my parents, allowing them to become home owners for the first time.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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