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in·her·it·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inheritingadjective

    having the legal right to inherit

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  1. inheriting

    Inheriting refers to the act of receiving property, money, titles, traits, debts or obligations from someone, particularly a relative or predecessor, after their death. It can also refer to the genetic transmission of physical or psychological characteristics from parents to offspring.

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  1. Inheriting

    of Inherit

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inheriting in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inheriting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of inheriting in a Sentence

  1. Olivia Colman:

    Let this moment resonate with women across the world -- across this country and across this world -- from Texas to Afghanistan, also the young people who have no vote, who can't even get a vaccine -- they're inheriting the world that we live in and that we lead in. It's time for you to claim your power. Claim your voice, sing your song, tell your stories. It will make us a better place. Your turn.

  2. David Axelrod:

    Even before we took office, we knew the economic catastrophe we were inheriting, which promised to be long and deep, meant we faced a calamitous midterm, that meant if we wanted to accomplish anything meaningful, it would have to come in the first two years, when we had large majorities in both chambers. It's why President Obama moved the Affordable Care Act when he did.

  3. Jeff Zients:

    He's totally battle-tested and I think he'll be invaluable in helping to deliver a clear and consistent message to the American people, the reason we need to pull out all the stops is that this program is really not on track. What we're inheriting from the Trump administration is much worse than what we could have imagined. There's no existing infrastructure on vaccine distribution, so we'll have to start from Day One.

  4. Danielle Grigsby:

    The program that this incoming administration is inheriting is on its last breath, it's going to require both political will and an early investment in overturning policies to see the program begin to operate as it can and is intended to.

  5. Todd Bowles:

    Good players make good coaches, so you always want to have good players, i ’m not going to apologize for inheriting a talented team. I’ve had less success with a team. It’s different to the fact that I do n’t think I can go into this trying to be Bruce. I would fail miserably if I tried. ... I can be me.

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