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coheiresses

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But Holland also commuted death sentences to life in prison, as did seven of his successors.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Formally, the control of the Earth’s timescale is in the hands of the professional geologists—that is, the successors of Charles Lyell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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Luria singled out hyperscalers Amazon and Alphabet along with chipmaker Broadcom as key beneficiaries of Anthropic's IPO.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
The Bancroft family controlled 64% of Dow Jones’ vote with less than 25% of its equity, but its Class B shares sat in a series of trusts whose roughly 35 beneficiaries didn’t have to vote together.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

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