rightful
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She said she had Lexie Ippolito to thank for it, a bride-to-be who discovered the long-lost dress in her Chicago family home and worked to reunite the gown with its rightful owner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
However, he left the country in a cloak-and-dagger operation via Argentina and Ecuador, and landed in Florida on Wednesday, where he declared himself the rightful "leader" of Brazil.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The attempt to strip a building from its rightful owner was a pure assertion of power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s more probable that the financial-services company is looking for confirmation that she has died so they can begin administering her account and, if appropriate, distributing any assets to the rightful beneficiaries or heirs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
For one moment she was struck utterly dumb, and in that moment her husband stepped into his rightful place.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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