heir
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Heir to a construction fortune and hobbyist jet pilot Anutin Charnvirakul is widely expected to remain Thailand's prime minister after this weekend's general election, regardless of the result.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
Appeared in the October 18, 2025, print edition as 'An Hermes Heir Is Missing $15 Billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
The Heir to the Throne: Prince William and his wife, Catherine, rank high in popularity polls.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022
Heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, will visit the royal family’s Sandringham estate in eastern England to see some of the tributes left by well-wishers.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022
“Hagrid’s roosters were killed! The Heir of Slytherin didn’t want one anywhere near the castle once the Chamber was opened! ‘Spiders flee before the Basilisk’!
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing heir
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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