heir
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Real Madrid’s Mbappé is the most obvious heir apparent to the mantle of “greatest in the game.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
President Museveni also said the king's mother, Queen Best Kemigisa, had told him that her son had left an heir.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Harry reportedly remains estranged from Prince William, his brother and heir to the throne, and William's wife Catherine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
It’s heir to the Nuremberg tribunals and special courts established to prosecute crimes from the Balkan wars, the Rwandan genocide and other conflicts of the 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Captured with the royal couple were their two sons, the elder of whom, 4-Wind, was heir to the throne.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
To simplify inheritances, many IRA owners like to leave tax-free Roth accounts to their heirs, giving them up to 10 years to withdraw the Roth funds with no required payouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Baum and other heirs, meanwhile, spent years navigating complex restitution claims for expropriated properties and assets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
On the other hand, such conversions could make sense if the owner plans to leave the Roth IRA to a spouse, and the spouse plans to leave it to heirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It may be inevitable that your heirs face significant taxes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Pacing the floor, hands behind her back, she confronted each of the heirs in turn with a hard stare.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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