inherited
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My husband, who is 59 and an only child, recently inherited $3 million from his father.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The impact is especially significant for people with inherited disorders that increase their susceptibility to intestinal cancer, including familial adenomatous polyposis.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The experiment failed — none of the quartet advanced beyond Class-A — yet Fontaine maintained the sunny outlook he inherited from his father.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
He inherited the largest standing army in Europe but, Mr. Richardson notes, without tax revenues he would need to “beg, borrow and loot, just to keep his soldiers fed and paid.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“If he inherited it, why are we here?” asked Sara.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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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