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heir

[air] / ɛər /


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But if it goes to a nonspouse heir, the IRS says it ceases to be an HSA and treats it as one big withdrawal that counts as income in that tax year for the beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Haftar, 82, and his sons -- including Saddam, his heir apparent -- will attend the display of firepower on May 19, along with foreign and Libyan officials.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

“There’s no question that Donald Jr. wants to have a future in the Republican Party and sees himself as the heir apparent,” Coppins told the Times of London in 2020.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

The Geneva bank traces its origins to Edmond, a fifth generation heir who started an investment company with inherited money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But it had vanished by the time the heir to the throne joined him inside the coach.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman




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