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coheir

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All the accounts of her story agree that this young heiress, named Maria de Lourdes Fernandes, witnessed the deaths of her parents; her guardian then locked her up and drove her to suicide to get her inheritance.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Wallace plays Mia, a spoiled heiress who is sent by her grandfather to Palermo, Sicily, without money or her customary luxuries, to work as a real estate agent in the family business.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of heiress

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The 2028 deadline puts a central concession to protesters beyond President Emmanuel Macron’s time in office, leaving his successor’s government to deliver it.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Marshall emerged as the successor to Jalon Daniels during the preseason and has shown flashes of his upside and potential.

— Steven Johnson October 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of successor

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Within the South Korean intelligence community, Kim Ju Ae, who has been a constant figure by her father's side in public in recent years, has been labeled the likely heir apparent.

— Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Ryan Trecartin is the manic heir apparent to this trash-culture bloodline, updating it for a hyperperformative age.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of heir apparent

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That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.

— Dallas News, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.

— Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020

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