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succeeder

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as in successor

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His successor will be Ukraine’s fifth defense minister since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Competing visions The nationalists were members of the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the Summer of 1787 to draft the successor to the articles, the United States Constitution.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of successor

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The hope behind the request was that the proud inheritor of the Byzantine empire could escape its associations with a pretty derpy American bird.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
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

Definition of inheritor

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Now, the claimants may be on the hook to pay the legal costs, which ANL has said climbed to $67 million.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
On July 7, the Duke of Sussex and a fellow claimant, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, issued a scathing statement following a judge’s dismissal of their case against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, which was filed in 2022.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 July 2026

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Hopkinson and chief financial officer Simon Capper visited Nyon, Switzerland, on multiple occasions, while the CEO also spoke to governing-body representatives in Budapest before the Champions League final in May.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Waymo’s support team is automatically notified if the vehicle crashes, and a roadside assistance representative will come to the collision site to assess the situation in person.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

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In 2022, there was much focus on the symbolism of a meeting between Messi and Mbappe, seemingly the heir to the Argentinian’s throne.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Rob Walton, the Walmart heir, sits courtside at Broncos games and holds a piece of the Diamondbacks.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of heir

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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
Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.

— David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024

Definition of legatee

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The firm also likes artificial intelligence beneficiaries for equity allocations across its portfolios.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Haitian officials were told that those onboard Thursday’s flight were TPS beneficiaries but were given no information to verify that.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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