executor

The battles fought between surviving friends—in this case Wilde’s literary executor, Robert Ross, and Wilde’s onetime boyfriend, Alfred “Bosie” Douglas—are more partisan, the enmities more acrimonious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Choose an executor: This is the person who will make sure your wishes are carried out.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

An executor has a fiduciary responsibility to transparently and honestly deal with all aspects of the deceased’s estate, including paying creditors and taxes and distributing assets to heirs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Just because you are the executor and the more conscientious sibling does not mean that you are the one who must shoulder the burden of taxes and maintenance costs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Although he said he was the executor, Violet felt like Mr. Poe was the executioner.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

Given the complexity and time involved, executors can bill the estate for their time and effort, as long as they follow the state laws, court rules and instructions in the will.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

“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

Classic examples include lawyers acting for clients, administrators of a legal trust acting for beneficiaries, executors for heirs, corporate directors for shareholders, and members of a partnership for one another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

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