inheritance

Given the current circumstances, we have considered whether we should remove this son from our will or otherwise change the way his inheritance would be handled.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

While the federal estate tax hits only the wealthiest Americans, the thresholds for state estate and inheritance taxes are generally much lower and can catch even middle-class families by surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

I have spent ten years loving Lesbos as an inheritance, a thing I own from a distance, and the smoke on my screen has shamed that love into something more useful.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Scientists uncovered that inheritance by extracting and sequencing DNA preserved in Neanderthal and Denisovan fossils.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Second, genes had to explain evolution: How could the inheritance of such units explain that organisms have acquired vastly different forms and features over time?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In her view, farmers who don’t want a data center might not appreciate that family farms become family inheritances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Throughout their 20s, both men lived off allowances and inheritances from their families.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

I am loath to disclaim the power that comes with symbols such as the flag, words such as freedom, and the attachments that adhere to foundational inheritances such as, yes, the Constitution.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

For example, I remember one situation early in my career in which one child received her inheritance outright while her siblings’ inheritances were left in trust.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

It is grounded in a web of advantages and inheritances, some deserved, some not, some earned, some just plain lucky—but all critical to making them who they are.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell