deed

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Keep in mind that your mother may also have listed herself as a beneficiary on your grandmother’s accounts and even on a transfer-on-death deed for her home.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

To return to the historical evidence, the weakening of political and economic institutions is usually enough for the evil deed to be done.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

At one point, he identifies a lost deed, by which Abdulmejid transferred the caliphate to the nizam’s family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Finally, a will controls the assets a person owns at death that have not already been transferred by deed, trust or contract or via beneficiary designation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

He's the one who smuggles me my news stories, even a book every now and again, in exchange for helping him with this dark deed or that one.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland