heirs

Example Sentences

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Seven years after his death, his heirs are still fighting to make that happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Is your main consideration paying the tax in advance for your heirs?

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

"The family member sees public exposure as the only way to hopefully return the painting to the Goudstikker heirs, where it rightfully belongs," Brand told AFP.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

"But discovering a painting from the famous Goudstikker collection, in the possession of the heirs of a notorious and famous Dutch Waffen-SS general, truly tops everything."

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The other heirs were too stunned by the unexpected legacy to bother him with questions.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin