inheritor
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The search for an Obama inheritor isn’t totally new.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
When Mark Walter sold the Lakers, it touched off an unexpected side battle: the handpicked inheritor of Jerry Buss’ franchise vs. five of her siblings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
His charisma made him a worthy inheritor to the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in stage productions of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which he reprised several times over the years.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Thornton Wilder, whose “Our Town” is the most famous dramatic inheritor of Winesburg’s legacy, cautioned in his stage directions that the play “should be performed without sentimentality or ponderousness — simply, dryly and sincerely.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Soon after John Mayer put on the Space Task Group jersey, Carl Huss and Ted Skopinski followed suit, making Katherine the natural inheritor of the research report that would describe Project Mercury’s orbital flight.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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