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Recent Examples of devisee
That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.
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Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devisee
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The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Plus, most beneficiaries who inherit traditional retirement accounts must liquidate them within 10 years and withdrawals are taxed, but no Roth withdrawals, even by heirs, is ever taxed.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.—
Robert Anderson,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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The charging order can also be foreclosed upon by a creditor in many jurisdictions, which means that it is sold at an auction and the purchaser at the auction becomes an involuntary assignee of the interest ― but the purchaser's interest is not affected by the satisfaction of the judgment.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2024
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Each agency shall assess grant conditions and grantee preferences and ensure grant funds do not promote gender ideology.—
Preston Mizell , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The foundation staff and board members visited every grantee and talked to their staff about what was working, what wasn’t, and what their goals were for the near future.—
Igor Studenkov,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Washington has intensified its crackdown on the Cartel del Noreste - heir to the former Zetas - which has been accused of trafficking weapons, drugs and people, and is characterized by its violent practices and extortion.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Reteaming with Crave for the project, Williams is set to play Henry Park, the young heir to a powerful fishery, whose disappearance is at the center of the story.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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What to Expect from the Legal Process Provided a claimant seeks guidance from a personal injury firm early in the claim filing process, a typical case starts with a consultation.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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While some states automatically return money to claimants, California does not.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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His inheritor would truly get the movement going.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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That leaves Oseguera’s cadre of regional commanders as the most likely inheritors of his drug empire.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Devisee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devisee. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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