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devisees

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plural of devisee

as in beneficiaries

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The robotics firm behind China’s famously backflipping humanoids leaped to a remarkable stock market debut Wednesday, with Unitree’s shares closing up 460% as investors rally behind homegrown beneficiaries of the AI boom.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Audits have repeatedly identified payments made on behalf of ineligible beneficiaries, duplicate claims and providers who should never have remained enrolled.

— Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

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In fact, the royal couple’s chateau sits on part of an 87-acre estate bought in the 1890s by the wealthy McCormick family, heirs to the International Harvester fortune.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
This is the case in Norway and in England, where Princess Anne and her heirs are destined to be at the bottom of the line of succession to the British throne.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026

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Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
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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Eligible claimants who submit valid claims could receive a share of the settlement fund, with payments based on factors including the home's purchase price, commission paid and the number of claims filed.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Along with the other claimants, he’s expected to have to pay a hefty sum, which will be decided at a hearing on a later date.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

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Another challenge that may result is leaving large tax liabilities for future generations, particularly if the inheritors receive such funds during their peak earning years.

— Monish Verma, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Among these delusions is the perennial faith that Iranians are potentially ardent converts to American-style freedom, rather than inheritors of an ancient civilization with a trajectory outlined by its own specific history.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

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