heritage
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“It is such a beautiful part of our heritage to debate these kinds of things and what it means to be Jewish, and I love making space for that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The petition claimed the arboretum's name change "undermines its rich heritage and the deep emotional connections many have with it".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
For Traditional Owners, the same environments form part of a living cultural heritage that continues to be protected and cared for.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
And Childers, 68, isn't just keeping up tradition and showcasing heritage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In Grandma’s eyes, we were Ghanaian, and we should honor that heritage every day of our lives.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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
Lady Adela had never until now appeared an interesting figure to Lizzie, but now forth, from the dry sterile husk of her, a life, pathetic, struggling against heritages of dumb years, tried to come.
From The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary by Sir Hugh Walpole
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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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