as in inheritor
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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The lineup includes a model, a PR agent, the heir to a hospitality empire, a former athlete, and more.
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Monica Mercuri, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
Instead, a shootout ensues and both drug dealers end up dead, leaving Lewis—whom Joel didn't know was there—as the only living witness and heir to the curse.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The rule applies to heirs who are not a spouse, minor child, disabled, chronically ill or certain trusts.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
On the Middle East, as in other areas of foreign policy, Harris hopes to be seen as a skeptical heir to Biden and Obama—ideologically similar but hardened by their mistakes.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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Monica Mercuri, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
Instead, a shootout ensues and both drug dealers end up dead, leaving Lewis—whom Joel didn't know was there—as the only living witness and heir to the curse.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The rule applies to heirs who are not a spouse, minor child, disabled, chronically ill or certain trusts.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
On the Middle East, as in other areas of foreign policy, Harris hopes to be seen as a skeptical heir to Biden and Obama—ideologically similar but hardened by their mistakes.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
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Humans, as legatees of this heritage, learn by seeing and visualizing.Stephen Jay Gould, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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At the dedication ceremony, descendants will read the names of students who attended the school; Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III is also scheduled to speak.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Why would your descendants care about your pictures?Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024
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Guests have included Miley Cyrus, Chelsea Handler, John Mayer, Kelsea Ballerini and fake German heiress Anna Delvey.Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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The New Canaan estate, listed for $25.5 million by style mavens Reed and Delphine Krakoff, was long owned but never occupied by the late reclusive heiress Huguette Clark.Mark David, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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