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Recent Examples of inheritance
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Legal clinics are helping female farmers to access their land rights in Gujarat, India
The Hindu Succession Act has recognized for 20 years that daughters and sons have equal inheritance rights.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
This type of situation can force family members to sell assets to cover tax liabilities and avoid legal trouble when an inheritance is passed down to them.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025
This transfer tax is asserted against the estate of the individual who passed away, not against the recipient of the inheritance or bequest.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors said the killings were motivated by greed, pointing to a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
This type of situation can force family members to sell assets to cover tax liabilities and avoid legal trouble when an inheritance is passed down to them.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025
This transfer tax is asserted against the estate of the individual who passed away, not against the recipient of the inheritance or bequest.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors said the killings were motivated by greed, pointing to a multimillion-dollar inheritance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance
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Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new head of the Catholic church — well, after the two other guys, of course — and will take on the name Pope Leo XIV during the rest of his legacy.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Trump's new surgeon general nominee sparks drama Trump slams Federal Reserve chair after interest rate decision Watch: The companies who haven't ditched DEI Biden defends legacy on ‘The View’ Former President Joe Biden is making the rounds.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Trump’s attempt to undermine Harvard’s independence is probably the biggest shock the university has faced since Harvard College was founded, in 1636; shortly after its establishment, the school received a transformative deathbed bequest from the Puritan John Harvard.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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This transfer tax is asserted against the estate of the individual who passed away, not against the recipient of the inheritance or bequest.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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But Ed’s gift is like a metaphor for what’s happening in the world.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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His fourth-round projection stems from the ability to channel his athletic gifts into production.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Inheritance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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