beneficiaries

plural of beneficiary
as in claimants
someone who inherits something when someone dies He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.

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Recent Examples of beneficiaries About 850 of those had some kind of government or related experience before serving, Meduza said, concluding that most beneficiaries were already part of the ruling class. ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 For the deceased who leave behind an inheritance in Mexico, including land, the process for Mexican beneficiaries is streamlined through probate court. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Raul Gonzalez and Lazara Rodriguez are among the former beneficiaries of Goodlet Park’s program who are now switching to the new location at La Carreta. Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Millions of Social Security beneficiaries will receive September payments. Mallorie Sullivan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Know More InDrive and Estonian company Bolt were Uber’s main Nigeria competitors and are now the main beneficiaries of the latter’s exit. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The biggest beneficiaries of the current disruption are the refiners. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs and Jonathan Taylor were beneficiaries of that this season. Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 And like Haitians, Salvadoran TPS holders also have a sizeable presence in the US, with the number of beneficiaries estimated at around 170,000 people, many of whom now have US citizen children. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • Only about a third resulted in discretionary payments, totaling less than 4% of what claimants had sought.
    Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In 2000, when a small tanker carrying no liability insurance and no class certificate sank off Abu Dhabi, the Funds paid claimants in the United Arab Emirates anyway.
    Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Consider establishing a trust or LLC to hold the property for multiple heirs.
    Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And when wealth falls into their laps, these billionaire heirs are expected to shake things up.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Beneficiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiaries. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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