as in successor
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All decisions were made under Amazon MGM Studios’ outgoing Head of Global TV Vernon Sanders; the last three were finalized after Peter Friedlander had been announced as his successor.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The second season feels very much a worthy successor to the first season.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Although San Francisco was the inheritor of a distinctly American brand of social liberalism, tech elites were countercultural (in the sense that the more conservative ones cast their politics as a rebellion against the woke mainstream).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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This is challenging, in part because loneliness is such a familiar theme in the 21st-century Indian American novel (blame Jhumpa Lahiri and her literary inheritors).—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Payments to eligible claimants will be distributed about 30 to 60 days after the final settlement approval.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Detroit Free Press put together a list of questions and answers that might help claimants to understand what their case status is and what to do next.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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When King got to Texas A&M in 2020, Kellen Mond was a senior and King was the heir apparent, appearing in two games that season and becoming the starter in 2021.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The exhibition featured several designs, including pieces worn by Queen Mathilde, her eldest daughter and heir apparent Princess Elisabeth, as well as Queen Maxima.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Did the crisis highlight the Kafkaesque absurdity of Cold War politics by sparking an international circle-jerk between various representatives from South Korea, North Korea, Japan, America, and the Soviet Union?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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While the center is expected to be operational in the coming days, Egypt, Turkey and Qatar have yet to decide whether their representatives will be based there.—
Jennifer Griffin , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Royal experts previously told Fox News Digital that Harry and his brother, Prince William, the heir to the throne, are still not on speaking terms.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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For the heir to the throne and his wife, Kate Middleton, though, change doesn’t mean upheaval but rather modernization — a monarchy more emotionally attuned and grounded in everyday life.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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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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Since at least World War I, some legatees of Ivy League privilege have deployed their advantages to oppose injustices and support workers, often against these defectors’ own comfortable families’ and college classmates’ interests, and often at some risk to themselves.—
Jim Sleeper,
The New Republic,
4 Sep. 2023
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The group, which includes unicorns like Palmer Luckey’s Anduril, Shield AI and artificial intelligence beneficiary Palantir, is taking on legacy giants such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, that have long leaned on contracts from the Pentagon.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Altogether, 82 percent of Medicare beneficiaries say affordability is the top priority when choosing a new plan and 60 percent would switch if their doctor moved out-of-network or key treatments were no longer covered, according to the poll.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Succeeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeder. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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