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With a huge transfer under way, you may inherit shares of companies that you dislike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

A spouse is the only person who can inherit an HSA tax-free, and the owner must name him or her as the beneficiary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Summoning the will to surrender that power he’d trained all his life to inherit, to the Guardians of the Universe ordering him to betray his friend, is a Herculean act.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

His coronation follows the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV and comes amid a disputed succession, with questions raised over who should inherit the throne.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

He’d never intended to let Mr. Alacran or Steven inherit his kingdom.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

When a second spouse inherits everything, they can write a will and leave the entire estate to their own children, a subsequent spouse or even their favorite charities, cutting off the deceased spouse’s biological children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The emergence of extraordinary traits may depend not only on which genes an organism inherits, but also on how those genes are physically arranged and connected within the cell.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Angel Stadium lease that Kroenke inherits requires the team name to “include the name Anaheim therein.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

"The forgery does not have to look convincing on its own. It inherits the credibility of the map it was born on," van Ess added.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The next part of the will would read: "Whichsoever pair made the most money with the ten thousand dollars inherits the whole estate."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Reginald Pole Carew, who had inherited Antony, wanted somewhere to swim in the stretch of woodland on the bank of the tidal River Lynher.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In the adumbrated cityscapes and sunlit garden plots, he might remix an inherited gesture, shade or style of line with hazy neighborhood memories of Bursch Elementary or Burke Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

It starts with Sabrina Elliott, who inherited some money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Then she inherited the job when he quit in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Wanda Jeffries was taller than her son, and there were times he wished he had inherited her slender form.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Burnham took office in July, inheriting a sluggish economy and government debts that are close to 94% of annual economic output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

John Ternus took over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

If Mozeliak decides to retain Suzuki, that could set up the awkward prospect of a new general manager inheriting a manager he did not choose, as Minasian did with Joe Maddon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

It can happen — for example, if you inherit from a sibling who never married or had children — but it’s far less common than inheriting from a parent or grandparent.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

They bring up thoughts of my father’s death and Rue’s death and Maysilee Donner’s death and my mother inheriting her songbird.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins