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Recent Examples of assignee The result that the purchaser at the judicial sale ends up only as an assignee of the distributional rights, but without governance rights, is the result that will ordinarily be obtained outside of bankruptcy too. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 The Senate bill would appear to revive incentives for benefit assignees, such as water restoration companies or roof contractors — not just policyholders — to sue insurers. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S.. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year. al, 22 June 2023 Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, assignee. Eunice Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2015 The licenses safeguarded Arm's rights and expectations by prohibiting assignment without Arm's consent, regardless of whether a contemplated assignee had its own Arm licenses. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022 The trust claims to be the assignee of a litigation financing company that was owed millions of dollars by Rittenhouse's first attorney, John Pierce of Los Angeles, and had obtained judgments against him. Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignee
Noun
  • These delegates serve constituents in non-state jurisdictions like D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • According to his Blue Origin bio, Larson has worked as a teacher in the U.S. Army, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1968.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Weekly analysis and insights from Asia’s largest economy in your inbox Subscribe now On Wednesday, Li urged global business leaders and senior government representatives to collaborate and avoid turning trade into a political or security issue.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • If immigration enforcement officers seek to enter a limited-access healthcare area — such as patient rooms or closed wards — UCLA advises staff to contact their administrator and the medical center’s legal representative to review any warrants or subpoenas to determine whether entry is allowed.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on May 26, 2024 deputies responded to the business on the 7100 block of Rancho Mission Drive in the city's suburb of Bellaire, where a couple was staying with their 4-month-old child Brooklyn Fancher.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • The teens either left or were escorted off the bus, according to deputies.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Six crew members and a gate agent at Charlotte Douglas International Airport were taken to the hospital Friday night after inhaling something, according to MEDIC.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
  • In many cases, legacy systems can’t easily accommodate these autonomous agents without substantial reengineering.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Back in November, attorney Tim Heaphy of the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher led a third-party investigation into allegations against San Jose State's transgender volleyball player Blaire Fleming of conspiring with an opponent to harm a teammate.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • Defense attorney Stuart Cearley told jurors the video showed Grindstaff was in fear for his life when Stacy decided to back up toward him using his vehicle as a weapon, even striking Grindstaff’s patrol vehicle.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • If a manager violates this requirement, the association may terminate the management contract.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
  • Bench coach Ray Montgomery took over on June 20 as the acting — now interim — manager as the Angels entered Friday winners in seven of their last 10 games.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025

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“Assignee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignee. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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