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estate

[ih-steyt] / ɪˈsteɪt /




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After your mother’s death, if she received Medicaid-funded nursing-home care, the Nebraska Medicaid agency may attempt to be reimbursed for care costs out of whatever remains of the estate, including her interest in the home.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But even as the S&P 500 fell 0.3% Tuesday, nine of its 11 sectors—including real estate, consumer staples and healthcare—traded in the green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The Nick Reiner Children’s Trust is a smaller trust created and funded independently of the far larger family trust that hold the assets of the Reiner estate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Its website used to describe it as a "leading UK real estate agency" with "eight branches" and "170 staff".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Bobby received $1,000 for his tournament win—and the Fischer family’s pocketbook bulged further when Bobby’s maternal grandfather, Jacob Wender, passed away, leaving $14,000 of his estate to Regina.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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