executor
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The oleaginous Bruno becomes both personification and executor of Guy’s desires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Their mother made Jerry her health proxy and Arnold the executor of her will, forcing in effect their cooperation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
My friend’s sister, a retired police officer who claims to be a Christian, somehow managed to get herself appointed as the executor of their mother’s estate.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
James Deaver, Brent’s executor, said Brent rejected the request as excessive because hehad amassed the bulk of his fortune years before the couple wed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
And then, to the surprise of a lot of people, he became Poe’s literary executor, which meant he had access to all of Poe’s papers.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
“AI factories are relatively new and evolving and require significant learning along the way. The beneficiaries will be the top executors, from infrastructure players to bare metal powered shell and neo-cloud operators,” he writes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Typically, executors have the authority to sell property without needing unanimous consent from all heirs.”
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
According to his will, signed on 28 January 2013 and seen by the BBC, Martin made the Wadleys his executors and trustees, leaving his estate to them in the event of his death.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Or some say that the executors can decide, but if both want the same thing and can’t agree, then you’re stuck with the same problem.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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