heir
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“Just like when peanut butter sales go up,” the chicken-finger heir nodded solemnly.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
The kingdom of Orléans will learn of the queen's illness and will have an heir announced this week, either Sophia or an awakened Charlotte.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
At table eight Sydelle Pulaski placed one hand on the envelope, raised a finger to her lips, and tilted her head toward the other heirs.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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