Example Sentences

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The incoming chair, who has spoken out in favor of interest-rate cuts, will inherit a policy debate that the April minutes are expected to show is far from resolved.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Mach will inherit Exquadrum’s work on Golden Dome, an effort to build a missile-defense shield that has become a signature defense priority for the administration, and which has been estimated to cost $1.2 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Kevin Warsh will inherit a central bank that appears to be stuck in policy limbo due to concerns about escalating inflation.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Related: I will inherit my parents’ $1.5 million estate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

“The athletes are always the center ring. That’s the hierarchy of the building. They are the ones who will inherit the earth. It has always been thus, and always will be.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove