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inherit

[in-her-it] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /


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With a huge transfer under way, you may inherit shares of companies that you dislike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

My current estate plan: My will currently provides for Son #1 to inherit 60% of the business, with his share increasing by 2% for each additional year he works in the business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

And in too many places, we taught our children to be ashamed of the countries they would inherit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Summoning the will to surrender that power he’d trained all his life to inherit, to the Guardians of the Universe ordering him to betray his friend, is a Herculean act.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Did we inherit the same dysfunction or something?”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

Other strategies can actually lower taxes, such as when funding 529 plans or Roth IRAs, or when someone inherits a traditional IRA with required withdrawals larger than they will need.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Whoever is named as beneficiary on the account itself inherits them, so make sure that each account currently names the other spouse as primary beneficiary.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The Angel Stadium lease that Kroenke inherits requires the team name to “include the name Anaheim therein.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 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

Although inherited genetic factors can influence who develops Parkinson's, researchers have increasingly focused on environmental exposures that may also contribute to the disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

She inherited a huge challenge, Shropshire-Maina said, but moved away from policies that criminalized homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

While AbbVie’s only been around since 2013, it inherited its dividend-paying status from former parent Abbott Labs, another royal payer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

As Jean-Luc Picard, the captain who inherited the helm of USS Enterprise from William Shatner’s James T. Kirk, Stewart embodied franchise founder Gene Roddenberry’s humanist outlook.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, as they once were—large, brilliant, and black.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

We want the intimacy of a home without necessarily inheriting all the obligations of maintaining one.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

As nonspouses inheriting an IRA, the options for you and your siblings are more restricted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Burnham took office in July, inheriting a sluggish economy and government debts that are close to 94% of annual economic output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

They were getting a new one, my mom explained, so I was inheriting the old one.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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