as in successor
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Trump has refrained from endorsing a successor and declined to endorse Vice President JD Vance for the role in February.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025 -
From the current queen to her future successor, there are no doubt countless lessons for Queen Letizia to teach Princess Leonor.—
Ben Jureidini,
Glamour,
5 Aug. 2025
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Creative work inspired by the case is called upon to make a judgement too, to decide whether or not in the end to portray the claimant as genuine or a fraud.—
Nell Stevens
August 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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There are multiple claimants to the Panchen Lama and the Karmapa Lama, the second- and third-highest ranking clerics, respectively, in Tibetan Buddhism.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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One story involved a few potential heirs apparent, including Superman’s clone Kon-El, who went by the name of Superboy.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Under it, anyone who defames, insults or threatens the King, Queen, heir apparent, or regent faces three to 15 years in prison.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
26 June 2025
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The highest residential sale ever recorded in Pebble Beach, along the Central Coast, stands at $45 million, according to a representative of Sotheby’s.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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According to the representative, staff, vendors and crews are frequently reminded to minimize noise and they are encouraged to carpool or taxi to and from the property.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Pressed by reporters about whether Ellison’s Paramount Skydance had a side deal to air public service announcements, the Oracle heir and new CEO of the company said that settlement had been made by prior leadership.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Estate planning for collectors must include both obvious and subtle assets, and heirs should never assume that value is always visible on the surface.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 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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Humans, as legatees of this heritage, learn by seeing and visualizing.—
Stephen Jay Gould,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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The London Stock Exchange, with its deep capital markets and a regulatory framework the SEC knows well, could be a significant beneficiary.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
5 Aug. 2025
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The document clarifies when USCIS will forward approved petitions to the Department of State's National Visa Center, especially if a beneficiary originally sought to adjust status within the U.S. but was later found ineligible.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Succeeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeder. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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