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as in daughters
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as in heirs
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Noun
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According to the constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the throne is passed down through King Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein's dynasty, following a hereditary line of male heirs.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025 -
This is when other heirs could make a claim for surplus funds.—
Ben Wieder and,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Watches made now cannot be a problem for my successors.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2024
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By staying engaged, mentoring successors, and helping employees embrace change, acquired leaders set the business up for success while preserving their own professional integrity.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Snyder once again used his own life and the pure optimism of his children in our real-life divisive world, to create a Batman that lives and breathes on that dynamic need to keep going no matter the circumstances.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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This moving real-life saga opens with a family—Evelyn and her five, soon to be six, children—living in a small city in California.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Schaus’ swallowtails, like many of the insects that Zimmerman studies, have many offspring, and their populations can balloon under the right conditions.—
Marina Wang,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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For instance, mammals with more friends typically live longer lives and have more offspring.—
Conner Philson,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Sons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sons. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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