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devisees

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plural of devisee

as in beneficiaries

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Payroll taxes accounted for 91% of Social Security's revenues in 2025, according to AARP's research, while 5% came from interest income and 4% was through federal income taxes paid by high-income beneficiaries on their benefits.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
More than $200 million has already been distributed to or for the benefit of Paris and the other beneficiaries.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of beneficiaries

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Nans Méger is a partner at Cabinet Corinne Hershkovitch, the law firm that represents the Flavian heirs.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
Delfin’s voting rules require an 88% supermajority shareholder approval for major decisions, giving any one of the eight heirs veto power.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 12 Nov. 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

Definition of assignees

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Woodward had represented several would-be claimants to the fund, a fact that prompted a federal judge in Florida to rebuke him in a scathing court ruling.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The timetable sets out when 3M must fund the settlement, but does not specify when individual claimants will receive their money.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of claimants

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The bodybuilders in Mustapha’s focus are the inheritors of that model, using their Hulk-like muscles to exert temporary power over homegrown overlords who keep them in a kind of class subjugation.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Young and middle-aged inheritors are more digitally savvy and activism-oriented than older generations.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

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