heirlooms
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For generations, these documents were little more than family heirlooms that served as painful reminders of fortunes lost after the revolution led by Fidel Castro’s bearded guerrillas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Another victim, Anna Woodman, believes she lost thousands of pounds worth of items in total, including jewellery, heirlooms and sound equipment.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
“People my age are taking an interest in having heirlooms and traditional items,” Van Hulsen says as she points to a silver-plated trinket tray that holds her jewelry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service will be ready to levy capital-gains taxes on any sale of silver heirlooms, coins or collectibles, said Barbara Weltman, author of “J.K. Lasser’s 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
Several years ago, I was going through my family heirlooms when I came across a manuscript that was assumed to be a novel written by my great-great-great-grandfather.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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