{
  "id": 16044191,
  "title": "Family legacy helps explain how heirs decide to donate inherited possessions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/family-legacy-helps-explain-how-heirs-decide-to-donate-inherited",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-family-legacy-heirs-donate-inherited.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "There's a good reason why that fine china set or crystal stemware collection inherited from grandma sits in a box gathering dust in the basement. According to new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign marketing expert, consumers don't simply donate family heirlooms and move on from them when they no longer spark joy. Instead, they remain concerned with how those…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}