heirs

Example Sentences

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Are you trying to preserve the principal for heirs?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Inside a three-day gathering where a group of heirs collectively worth $7 billion learn the secrets to staying rich.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

If you have not yet started taking RMDs, your heirs would have three penalty-free options.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“One of my heirs will have to dispose of it because I’m never selling it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The judge now knew of four heirs with Westing connections: James Hoo, the inventor; Theo's father; her partner, Sandy McSouthers, who had been fired from the Westing paper mill; and herself.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin