heir
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My mother passed away recently and I am her only heir.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
He hasn’t promoted into the party’s seven-man leadership body anyone young and experienced enough to be a suitable heir, according to party insiders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Then, the hosts discuss succession at JPMorgan now that CEO Jamie Dimon’s latest heir apparent, Marianne Lake, has left the company.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
The June 7 runoff pitted the 51-year-old daughter of Alberto Fujimori against Sanchez, 57, the political heir of former president Pedro Castillo.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Blossom was the niece and sole heir to an unmarried earl.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Mexico’s billionaire Zambrano family, heirs to a fortune in cement and other holdings, acquired the collection in 2023, Santander announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
What kind of trust do you create when you don’t trust your heirs to use their inheritance in a way that continues your legacy?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
What the projection doesn’t capture is how much of the wealth meant for heirs gets diverted along the way.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Now he feels his retirement is more secure, and he and his wife Marcia are more likely to pass wealth to their heirs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
Didn’t Keegan tell us in the second paragraph that the problem with Clausewitz and his heirs is that they all put too much stock in culture?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing heir
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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