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This home, with its iconic columns, was bequeathed to the university by Louise Florencourt, who retained a life lease until her passing on July 31, 2023.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
What the Founders bequeathed to us was sufficient to our needs, and maintaining it was good for the character of statesmen and the people both.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
In 2003, following the death of the list’s creator, the fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert, the list was bequeathed to Herrera, Amy Fine Collins, Carter and Aimée Bell — all of whom are now Vanity Fair alumni.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
Our Founders bequeathed us something rare and great.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
What the Founders bequeathed to us was sufficient to our needs, and maintaining it was good for the character of statesmen and the people both.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
In 2003, following the death of the list’s creator, the fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert, the list was bequeathed to Herrera, Amy Fine Collins, Carter and Aimée Bell — all of whom are now Vanity Fair alumni.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
Our Founders bequeathed us something rare and great.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bequeath
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“Bequeath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequeath. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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