heir
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Harry, the second son of King Charles III and estranged brother of heir to the throne Prince William, married the American Meghan, a former actress, at Windsor Castle in May 2018.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Billy Evans, the hotel heir and father of Elizabeth Holmes’ two children, has become a central figure in Nathan Fielder’s documentary ‘You Can See Everything.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
North Korea has never been led by a woman, and she has not been formally designated as heir.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Holmes raves about her husband, San Diego hotel-chain heir William Evans, whose ego takes up most of the space in their beachside rental.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
At his right hand was Aragorn, Elendil’s heir, behind him rode the lords of the House of Eorl the Young.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
They also come into play for people who going to leave the money in those accounts to heirs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Yet now, 10 years in, the movement’s heirs may not call themselves neoperreo at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Cumbria Connect is part of a scheme paid for by the Arcadia Fund which was co-founded by one of the heirs to the Tetra Pak fortune.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
These were people who ruled a country, the heirs to generations of rulers.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
They were fully aware that they could only inherit their uncle’s fortune if “closer” relatives—such as a wife or child—are proven not to be rightful heirs.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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