heritage
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Add to those a declining catch, warming water which is pushing what Train called the lobster "sweet spot" out deeper and a shifting tariff policy, and Maine's singular coastal heritage industry is facing peril.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Jason Zadrozny was accused of setting up a fake heritage group to defraud Nottinghamshire County Council out of thousands of pounds and was found guilty last month.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Gentlemen,” he said, “you are piling up a heritage of conflict and litigation over water rights, for there is not sufficient water to supply the land.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Dial up the fun, in part by leaning in to nostalgia for Ford’s motor-sports heritage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Why not? You should be proud of your heritage, Dimple.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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
Two MPs have announced their marriage with a wedding that they said celebrated their "two different heritages".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
In Cape Town, improvisers picked up on the carnival music of the townships’ Coloured population, a mix of Malaysian, Indian, Dutch, Khoisan and Black African heritages.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
These heritages from past civilizations may be interesting, intrinsically, as in the case of paintings and statues, or useful, as in the case of roads, reservoirs, or harbors.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman
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