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heiress

noun as in beneficiary

noun as in holder

noun as in owner

noun as in scion

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And while she, as heiress to the Post Cereal fortune, was not a “robber baron” in the traditional sense of the word, that’s the vibe he likes.

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Surely if a fabulously wealthy heiress like Tanya died under mysterious circumstances after traveling aboard a yacht where numerous people were shot and killed, it would attract media attention and probably spawn a million podcasts.

The reference hardly seems accidental: Netflix was criticized for paying fake heiress Anna Sorokin a hefty fee for the rights to adapt her life story into “Inventing Anna.”

The newspaper heiress, who was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army and later joined them as “Tania,” was the recipient of two presidential actions.

‘Bling Empire’ billionaire heiress Anna Shay, known for her sharp wit, unexpectedly died Monday after suffering a stroke.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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