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[in-her-it] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /


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“Flowers For Men” is an effects-shredded, future-primitive record, written after the birth of her son upended her obligations — and expectations — toward the men in her life and the world they’ll inherit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Kevin Warsh will inherit a central bank that appears to be stuck in policy limbo due to concerns about escalating inflation.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

He could almost certainly inherit much of his father’s political infrastructure, including lists and potentially even a big chunk of his war chest.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Related: I will soon inherit my parents’ $1.5 million estate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Franz Ferdinand was to eventually inherit the Hapsburg crown from his eighty-three-year-old uncle, Emperor Franz Joseph, and he planned to give the Bosnian Serbs a greater voice in the Austro-Hungarian government.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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