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Meanings of inherited the earth in English

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Usage of inherited the earth in English
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Sadly, it is lawyers who have inherited the earth, not English teachers.
The Irish Times
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Here was a parallel universe where the geeks really had inherited the earth.
The Guardian
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Personally speaking I am surprised by how the nerd has inherited the earth.
The Guardian
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Gibbie was one of the meek, and inherited the earth.
Sir Gibbie
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Almost a decade later the supposed dinosaurs have inherited the earth, albeit in leaner form.
The Guardian
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May it be because the Tradesman has inherited the earth and stocked Morality on his shelves?
Impressions and Comments
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He inherited the earth from his father Keb, and the sovereignty of heaven from his mother Nut.
Legends of the Gods / The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translatio...
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If the meek inherited the earth, it was commonly a territory six feet long and two in breadth.
The Justice of the King
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The mighty, in terms of military striking power and killing power, have fought over and inherited the earth.
Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History
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The meek had inherited the earth.
Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron
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He had not inherited the earth.
Unspoken Sermons, Series I., II., and III.
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Well, I have inherited the earth.
The Inheritors
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Efficiency-thefaculty of getting things-isat last rewarded as it should be, for the efficient have inherited the earth and its fulness.
War of the Classes
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Gladly would they have inherited the earth; but they were not meek, and the earth was for the lowly children of the perfect Father.
The Hope of the Gospel
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