inherited
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Along with routine screening through mammography or MRI, some individuals with inherited genetic mutations that greatly increase breast cancer risk may choose preventive surgery, including prophylactic mastectomy.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
When Dan’s parents died, Dan and Vicky put all the money they inherited into college accounts for their grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
However, he would not have to pay capital gains on that amount if he inherited the house at your death and then sold it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
One of the most intimate items in the collection is Monroe's 1950s brassiere that the auction company said had "yellowed due to age" and was inherited by Monroe's acting coach Paula Strasberg.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
And so did the French legal system back in 1896, when Armand Peugeot, who had inherited from his parents a metalworking shop that produced springs, saws and bicycles, decided to go into the automobile business.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing inherited
Genetics - Middle School
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Genetics - High School
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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