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heiress

[air-is] / ˈɛər ɪs /






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Local media say Hanning's alleged possession of intelligence documents came to light during a separate case relating to German steakhouse heiress Christina Block.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Patient Zero” eventually reveals a headline about the death of an heiress, contextualizing Swift’s mysterious omnipresence in the couple’s lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“It is your house,” the hotel heiress said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

It has held a position in the Garnier and Maybelline owner since 1974, when it bought in at the request of L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt to help stop the French government from nationalizing the company.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Joan Crawford made a specialty of the working girl role, in movies like Sadie McKee and Dancing Lady, and also did the heiress in Love on the Run and I Live My Life.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

A number of the Mars heiresses have held top roles at the candy and pet-food company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Who would listen to wealthy heirs and heiresses?

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

“I thought heiresses were supposed to have money,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022

In “Born Rich,” Ms. Trump seemed self-aware in ways that the other heirs and heiresses in the film did not.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2020

I met real estate developers, agents, heiresses, fund managers, lawyers, clothing designers, professional basketball players, photographers, movie producers, and television correspondents.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls


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