heritage
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“There’s nothing wrong with being a heritage brand.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In Tokyo, ube importer Mercado said he backed the Philippine government's move, which he believed would protect the country's cultural heritage.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Schmidt, who has Samoan and German heritage, took office as the country's eighth prime minister in September 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
"But I say that it is a legacy and a heritage that we should be proud of and use to inspire the next generation."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
To Emeline, Holmes’s claim of lordly heritage had credibility.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
The stockpile, which has since risen in value, adds Wyoming to a growing cohort of states, including some with mining heritages, looking to add precious metal to their investment portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
It was one of the artefacts that launched an online campaign to highlight women's roles in pre-colonial communities - and revive cultural heritages almost erased by colonialism.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
“Only in America,” Harris said, was it possible for two people of such different backgrounds and heritages to join together to make it “all the way” to the White House.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2024
Even the Moscow Art Theatre, from which Chekhov’s plays emerged, has recognized that heritages need to be reinvented.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
A thousand pities it is, such gallant Spirits should spend their lives, honours, heritages, and sweet relations in any Warres, where, for ought many of them know, some false mistake commands in Chiefe.
From The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America by Nathaniel Ward
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It's All in the Family
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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