heir
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It was not immediately clear whether Harry's older brother and heir to the throne, Prince William, and his wife, Catherine, had been informed of the news.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The rule change will not affect his heir, Hereditary Prince Alois, who was his first-born.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
So call it a quiet, workmanlike beginning for the 13th player taken in the NFL draft, a quarterback the Rams ostensibly chose to become Matthew Stafford’s heir apparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Lawrence, a troubled man who thought himself the heir to the British throne, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was like Peach knew she was the heir to the throne and had arrived to claim her tiara.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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“People who are 60 can live to 85. People are highly likely to want to bequeath their portfolio to children — and those heirs might have 30 to 40 years until retirement.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The worry you have about your tax rates versus the tax rates of your heirs is legitimate, but it doesn’t necessarily need to be acted on right now.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
More than likely, Fidelity hired a firm to locate potential heirs or people connected to your former sister-in-law’s account or simply to verify her death before proceeding with the account.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
In 2004, a private investment group with a stake in Wawa, backed by the McNeil family, the Tylenol heirs, pushed hard to take Wawa public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
All Scyld's heirs had some of Scyld in them, though none had quite such giant strength.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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