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coheiress

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Founded in 2017 by Alice Walton, a prominent philanthropist and heiress to the Walmart fortune, the Art Bridges Foundation’s mission is to expand access to American art across all regions of the United States.

— News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Alison Kennedy was the heiress of a wealthy Palo Alto family who would later adopt the alter ego Queen Mu and launch an influential cyberculture magazine called Mondo 2000, a futuristic mash-up of technology, psychedelics, and arts writing.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

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Possible successors Kim Jong-Un has not publicly designated a successor, and assessments of North Korea’s future leadership remain largely speculative.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
This formula proved to be a hit and can be seen in all of the supercar’s successors, including the aforementioned F40, the F50, the Enzo, the LaFerrari, and, most recently, the F80.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

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Teonic replaces Ron Planz, who left to become the heir apparent at Barrington after seven successful seasons at Lake Zurich.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Sampath’s departure, months after he was handed a multimillion-dollar retention package, left the company without an heir apparent.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 30 July 2026

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