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inherent

[in-her-uhnt, -heer-] / ɪnˈhɛr ənt, -ˈhɪər- /


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“The first is “The Longest Way Home,” where I was trying to come to terms with getting married again, where I was asking, how do you maintain intimacy and preserve your inherent solitude?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“There’s an inherent conflict of interest. An AI company says they’ll protect your privacy while simultaneously training their models on that same personal information to build better products they can sell or monetize.”

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

While staying the course with your investment program is likely the best strategy, you can take steps to lessen the risks inherent in today’s “narrow” market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The commissioner would be able to investigate integrity threats, free from the conflicts inherent in self-policing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Even then, Suzanne was like a sister whose life I could only track from afar, across the gulf of our inherent differences.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama