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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
When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020
Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devisee
Noun
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Industries such as technology, finance, and academia remain some of the largest beneficiaries of the H-1B visa program.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Citi reiterates Advanced Micro Devices as neutral and Micron as buy Citi said both stocks are beneficiaries of deals announced in Saudi Arabia earlier this week.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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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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Humans, as legatees of this heritage, learn by seeing and visualizing.—
Stephen Jay Gould,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Noun
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And in April, the administration announced that five of the 12 regional offices managing relationships with Head Start grantees would be closed immediately and all employees laid off, including Region 9, which covers four states, including California.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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The injunction order allows the grantee groups to stay in business and meet immediate obligations while the case is heard.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mu-jin, who stands to lose everything if Hong-rang is reinstated as guild heir, teams up with his adoptive younger sister Jae-yi to prove Lee’s character is not the Hong-rang.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The original 1916 trophy is named after department store heir Rodman Wanamaker who was instrumental in the creation of the PGA of America.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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The claimant sought to pierce the trust to reach assets held in limited liability companies and the Court refused.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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But given that there are several types of benefits going out to 70 million payees, not every claimant receives their money at the same time.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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“Devisee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devisee. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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