inheritance
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With opportunity burgeoning and the city’s rich inheritance of museums, concert halls, and landmark buildings safe to use, property values skyrocketed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
His tenure has been marked by numerous U-turns on issues big and small, from whether to issue national ID cards to an inheritance tax on farmers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In your case, it can be used to cover the mortgage on your home and ensure that you can provide an inheritance to your brother, or even a lump sum for a favorite charity.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Samsung confirmed on Sunday that the final payment had been made, noting that the sum is equivalent to roughly one and a half times the country's total inheritance tax revenue for 2024.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
One southerner, named John Jones, came to get away from becoming part of an inheritance.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
Vocabulary lists containing inheritance
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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