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[in-her-it] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /


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Every generation seems to inherit one cultural panic after another.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Immune cells produced by those stem cells inherit the same mutations.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

“Young people everywhere will inherit the environmental legacy we build today,” said Yana Garcia, California secretary for environmental protection.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

"I didn't inherit a record. I earned it."

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Rahel asked Mammachi whether, after Mammachi died, she could inherit the pipette.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The lateral septum inherits much of its primary input from a brain region called the hippocampus.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

He inherits a race transformed by Graham Platner’s abrupt exit—and must convince voters he can harness the oysterman’s populist appeal without carrying his baggage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Remember, if she inherits a traditional IRA or other tax-deferred retirement account, distributions can be taxable even if she doesn’t sell anything.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

The 51-year-old inherits the task of running a country hit by powerful organized crime gangs and chronic political instability.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

The next part of the will would read: "Whichsoever pair made the most money with the ten thousand dollars inherits the whole estate."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Because the more Seemiller studies Gen Z, the more she finds a generation responding rationally to the world it inherited — not inventing entirely new values out of thin air.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In some cases, a child has only one working copy of TBX5 rather than two healthy copies inherited from the parents.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Of that, about $480,000 is in an inherited IRA with eight years remaining on the distribution period.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

"There is no point in bemoaning what is going on" one says phlegmatically, "Andy Burnham's inherited this vexed issue that our jails are full, it's in the nature of being PM."

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“It really has an inherited a haunted house from dead relatives horror movie vibe,” Alyx said.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

While Sally seems worried about her daughters inheriting her powers, the clip also hints that there might be some happier times ahead.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

He also argued that he had changed Labour after inheriting a party that was "politically, financially and morally bankrupt".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The choice is watching grandchildren struggle for 30 years then inheriting money when it matters least, or strategic funding now that may compound into generational wealth.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

Will they be prepared to handle the money they’ll be inheriting financially, emotionally, socially?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

They bring up thoughts of my father’s death and Rue’s death and Maysilee Donner’s death and my mother inheriting her songbird.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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