inherit
Example Sentences
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A DfE spokesperson said the government had inherited a children's social care system "unable to meet the needs" of vulnerable children, but it was "taking action" to reform the sector.
From BBC
She’s inheriting a growing state with a healthy fisc, and whether that continues is a test of whether she meant what she said.
The government said it was unacceptable, but it was still dealing with the legacy it inherited.
From BBC
In more than 85 percent of these cases, the condition is caused by inherited changes in DNA.
From Science Daily
At MoMA, which with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences inherited Meyer’s archives, it screened to a sold-out house.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
