beneficiary

Example Sentences

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Private credit has been a prime beneficiary owing to banking regulations enacted after the Enron fiasco of the early 2000s and the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I’m the beneficiary of birthright citizenship three times over.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The asset then passes to another heir typically designated by documents such as a beneficiary form or a will, or by law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

An IRA can name a trust as the beneficiary after the account owner’s — your husband, in this case — death.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In 1974 I published an essay admitting unease over becoming the beneficiary of affirmative action.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez