fall heir to

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However, Harry Truman's popularity rating soared to an unbeatable 87% after the presidency was thrust on him, and Humphrey would probably fall heir to a similar fund of sympathy.

From Time Magazine Archive

He may not reach the same stage at the same age. but he will eventually fall heir to an array of characteristics typical of a particular age.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thieriot, who will eventually fall heir to one-sixth of the Chronicle's stock, is a grandson of the Chronicle's cofounder, Mike de Young.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the woodpeckers have abandoned their nests, or rather chambers, which they do after the first season, their cousins, the nuthatches, chickadees, and brown creepers, fall heir to them.

From In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs by Burroughs, John

Now, Mose, you fall heir to my shift of horses, too.

From The Eagle's Heart by Garland, Hamlin