as in successor
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The band’s many performances at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts are due to great relationships built with former Poway OnStage CEO Michael Rennie, who retired in 2022, and his successor Sharlene O’Keefe, Intravaia said.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026 -
D’Amaro, of course, cut his teeth in experiences before being named as Bob Iger’s successor.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 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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After the world’s nuclear annihilation, the Enclave emerged from the ash and embers claiming to be the true inheritor of America.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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Some, like Espinoza, continued to give asylum claimants and their lawyers 10 days or more to respond to a motion from DHS to dismiss their cases.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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For 10 years — and counting — lawyers and judges have attempted to determine what claimants are due and whether Pacquiao in particular suffered reputational damage along the way.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Bond, the President and COO of Xbox, who had been considered Spencer’s heir apparent, is also leaving the company.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The former heir apparent in right, Owen Caissie, was dealt to the Miami Marlins in the Edward Cabrera trade.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Oncor representative Ashton Miller explained that the substation powers the surrounding neighborhood.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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In January, Rourke’s management team set up a GoFundMe to help keep the actor in his home, with his representative Kimberly Hines listed as the benefactor.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Croke received a campaign contribution of more than $72,000 from Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Stepchildren are not automatically considered legal heirs unless they are legally adopted, so they must be specifically named in estate planning documents or risk being unintentionally disinherited.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
8 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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The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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As morning dawned in Asia, the dollar — a beneficiary of the crisis so far because of its haven status — was stronger against major peers early in Sydney.—
Angus Whitley,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Succeeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeder. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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