inheritance
Example Sentences
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I do not have any inheritance coming my way as I lost most of my immediate family when young.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Mr. Bielenia’s Ignac is the General’s opposite—unsure, abused, desperate to secure his inheritance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Dionne Marie Hanna's alleged victims accuse the Singapore resident of taking their money with the promise they would be reimbursed through her inheritance from Brunei's royal family.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
This was another Stephen inheritance; one of the quiet joys of combining kitchens with someone who loves food as much as you do.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Given the inheritance rules for mitochondrial DNA, the conclusion that Indians and Siberians share common ancestry seems, to geneticists, inescapable.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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