executor
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A last will and testament is a document that indicates who will receive assets after someone dies and names an executor, or personal representative, to administer the estate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
When we married, he amended the trust, made me the executor, and left me 75%, with the remaining 25% going to his sister.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
This pursuit of this truth makes him not only a liberating literary executor but also a worthy moral educator.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Allen also owned the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. since his death, his sister Jody Allen has been executor of his estate, plus chair of the Seahawks and Trail Blazers.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Ethel was livid, then despairing—George acted as Donald’s executor, illuminating Martin’s secret inheritance.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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