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Recent Examples of inheritance
Tony Ross, William Ross’s younger son, testified before a probate judge arguing that Marie-Thérèse Ross did not want her inheritance and wished to move back to France.
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Fiona Bork, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
To sever ties with her homeland once and for all, Mar must traverse Malta to claim her inheritance.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
This race is no longer about inheritance.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
This sent a jolt through a political landscape long dominated by male inheritance.
—Yuriko Koike, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Fiona Bork, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
To sever ties with her homeland once and for all, Mar must traverse Malta to claim her inheritance.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
This race is no longer about inheritance.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
This sent a jolt through a political landscape long dominated by male inheritance.
—Yuriko Koike, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance
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In the view of Zaslav champions like Geffen, his legacy at Warners should be judged by the fact that the company’s key assets have been greatly improved over the past four years.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, legacy component suppliers are scaling their own sustainability transitions.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Kroc's 2003 bequest was valued at more than $200 million at the time.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Flowers and lignin were helpful bequests from seagrass land ancestors.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Guests were given a complimentary tote bag full of gifts inspired by the movie—including a TreSemme workable hair spray, Devil Wears Prada branded Diet Coke, and a copy of the fictional Runway magazine, with Blunt’s Emily Charlton on the cover.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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Our brother-in-law is, of course, invited to the brunch, along with our dad; he would just not be included in the gift of putting on the event.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Inheritance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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