heir
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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
The Royal Family reserves the Prince of Wales title for the heir apparent to the British throne, in a centuries-old tradition.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
Sam Mehta, the new CEO, was the heir apparent before his former boss’s sudden exit, said Bancroft, who notes the succession was merely pulled forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
People often said that the king loved gold more than anything, but certainly not more than his own son, his heir.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
When you both pass away, the trust and trustee would manage the distribution of your assets, providing an income and/or inheritance for your heirs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Baum and other heirs, meanwhile, spent years navigating complex restitution claims for expropriated properties and assets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
And some timberland owners, worried that planting could saddle their heirs with trees they won’t be able to sell, are rethinking the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He spent much of his tenure condemning houses that had passed by inheritance to heirs in distant cities, successful people who couldn’t be bothered with them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
What was five dollars to heirs of an estate worth two hundred million?
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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