hereditary
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Like many chronic afflictions, Mets fandom can be hereditary or acquired.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The remaining 92 hereditary seats in the Lords will be abolished at the end of the parliamentary session, expected in April or May.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
In a debate, Lord Roberts said "these two noble Lords undertake totally different roles on behalf of the Crown and state from any other of the hereditary peers".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The end is nigh for hereditary peers, whose inherited right to sit in the House of Lords is set to be stripped from them after the passage of a new law this week.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
The true-bred pea plants, he noted, possessed distinct traits that were hereditary and variant.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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