She is the holder of an honorary degree.
the holder of a world record
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The festival reached a settlement with 277 ticket holders in 2021, when it was ordered to pay each recipient an award of $7,220.—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025 What People Are Saying Elon Musk initially brought attention to the SSA's records on dead Social Security number holders in February.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 Inside are four credit card slots, a passport pocket, a SIM card slot, and a pen holder, while the exterior has a slim ticket sleeve for your boarding pass.—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025 The current seat holder, Micah Young, is not seeking re-election.—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for holder
: one that holds or occupies the property of another by agreement and especially under a lease
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: a person who under the Uniform Commercial Code is in possession of a negotiable instrument that names and is made payable to the possessor or that is payable to bearer
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: a person under the Uniform Commercial Code in possession of goods named in a document of title if the goods are deliverable to bearer or to the order of the possessor
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in the civil law of Louisiana: an individual (as a trustee or debtor) or legal or commercial entity that under the Civil Code's provisions for disposition of unclaimed property is in possession of property belonging to another
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