inherited
Example Sentences
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Winfrey, on Thursday, made it clear he was not a fan of those deals, calling them “something that we inherited ... not something we did on our own.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
In “Buddenbrooks,” Thomas Mann depicted succeeding generations living comfortably on inherited wealth while progressively losing the hard bourgeois virtues that created it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The research suggests that an individual's biology may reflect more than the DNA inherited at conception.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Instead, the beneficiaries typically work directly with the IRA custodian, which transfers their respective shares into inherited IRAs or otherwise distributes the assets according to the applicable rules.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Every plant inherited one copy from each parent—one allele from father, via sperm, and one from mother, via the egg.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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