heir

Example Sentences

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The heir has no freedom to designate the recipient of the disclaimed asset, as in, “I want this disclaimed amount to go to person X but not person Y.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Current dictator and Castro heir Miguel Díaz-Canel said in an address to the nation last week that Cuba is in talks with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He set his sights on Greenland, apparently at the behest of a cosmetics heir pal.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Such transfers are often yearslong processes to minimize tax consequences and help their heir adjust to their new role.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Even C. C. Spaulding, heir to Booker T. Washington, could feel the tremors coursing beneath placid Durham.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson