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Recent Examples of inheritance
About six years after Jackson deposited her inheritance in the bank, the Star reported that a bank employee siphoned her account and embezzled about $700,000.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
This transfer of assets is aided by the fact that two-thirds of countries don’t tax inheritances to direct descendants, Riddell said.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Wrapped up in the crime of June 29, 1991 is 20 years of complexity and a difficult inheritance from the generations before me.
—Eddie Deleon, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
And the average inheritance received by white families is nearly three times the average received by Black families.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
This transfer of assets is aided by the fact that two-thirds of countries don’t tax inheritances to direct descendants, Riddell said.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Wrapped up in the crime of June 29, 1991 is 20 years of complexity and a difficult inheritance from the generations before me.
—Eddie Deleon, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
And the average inheritance received by white families is nearly three times the average received by Black families.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance
Noun
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The limited-edition collaboration brings a unique fusion of heritage and innovation, where Lee’s American legacy meets Blue Blue’s Japanese artisanal techniques.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2025
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This is a group that has famously and diligently guarded its legacy, always maintaining a sense of mystique and rebuffing many earlier pitches for a movie like that.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But donations from individuals, foundations, corporations and bequests only amount to no more than 15% of the funds flowing into the nonprofit sector.—
Dyana Mason,
The Conversation,
31 Jan. 2025
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Steps to Prepare: Stress-Test Portfolios: Evaluate how market volatility might impact estate liquidity and funding for obligations like taxes or charitable bequests.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Through the grace of God, everyone has specific gifts and talents.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2025
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One of the gifts of being gay is the nonreproductive part.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Inheritance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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