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as in inheritances
something that is or may be inherited
believed that the house was her birthright
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as in rights
something to which one has a just claim
the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in
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Noun
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Delays or revisions might be necessary with financial matters – taxes, debts, loans and inheritances.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026 -
These lineages of genius and generosity, our inheritances of these epistemologies and practices may soon become our only defense, our only offense, and our only wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Before these recent protests, people who had taken to the streets had had very specific, clear humanistic and civil-rights demands.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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This preemptive legislation is an effort to protect our democracy and in line with existing voting rights laws built on the premise that the right to vote must be both defended and protected.—
Kica Matos,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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One of the many legacies of Cassini’s 13 years of detailed measurements, combined with historical data, has been the discovery that Titan’s orbit is expanding much faster than had been expected, Murray continued.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 2026
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But one of his most consequential legacies unfolded far from church pulpits and voting booths.—
Brennan Nevada Johnson,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Birthrights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthrights. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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