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inherit

[in-her-it] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /


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The incoming chair, who has spoken out in favor of interest-rate cuts, will inherit a policy debate that the April minutes are expected to show is far from resolved.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Mach will inherit Exquadrum’s work on Golden Dome, an effort to build a missile-defense shield that has become a signature defense priority for the administration, and which has been estimated to cost $1.2 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“Flowers For Men” is an effects-shredded, future-primitive record, written after the birth of her son upended her obligations — and expectations — toward the men in her life and the world they’ll inherit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Now, eventually, she is going to inherit the home.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“It’s in Hebrews. It says, ‘Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?”

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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