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Recent Examples of inheritance
Studying microbiome inheritance in animals could potentially help scientists understand more about how humans’ gut bacteria, for example, is passed between mothers and newborn children, Dubilier said.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
This might be an inheritance, financial favor or practical help.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
This week could offer you an opportunity to increase your nest egg or see a large chunk of cash arrive, whether in the form of a settlement, bonus, inheritance, line of credit or other boon.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 June 2025
Carrie’s desperation to protect her son no matter the cost adds another layer to the sisters’ fight to get their share of the inheritance.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
This might be an inheritance, financial favor or practical help.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
This week could offer you an opportunity to increase your nest egg or see a large chunk of cash arrive, whether in the form of a settlement, bonus, inheritance, line of credit or other boon.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 June 2025
Carrie’s desperation to protect her son no matter the cost adds another layer to the sisters’ fight to get their share of the inheritance.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance
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Choose the shady side of the street or the deep shade of our parks, greenbelts, legacy neighborhoods, college campuses and, yes, the Texas Capitol grounds.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
7 July 2025
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When Krishna took over as CEO in April 2020, IBM was struggling to grow its sales and was generally seen as a legacy technology giant past its prime.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Planned giving options such as bequests, endowments or other charitable offerings can provide avenues for long-term impact.—
Shaun Carver,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Green rattled off several digitization and preservation projects from other creators that are already on the docket and will be financed with the bequest.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The choice was a gift from PrettyLittleThing, which did not pay her for the appearance, according to a spokesman for the company.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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What does the 60% of AGI limit for cash gifts mean?—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Inheritance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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