as in successor
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Noun
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In 2022, a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan killed bin Laden's successor, Ayman al-Zawahri, who also helped plot 9/11.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025 -
Last week, Ehud Olmert, a former Prime Minister of Israel, publicly denounced his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the war Netanyahu has been waging in Gaza.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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Payments are administered in one lump sum for most recipients, but because of the large number of recipients, not every claimant receives their payment on the same date each month.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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Yet, Canada continues to regard the U.S. as a safe haven for refugee claimants.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Bell, from South Florida, is likely the heir apparent to Arch Manning and committed to the Longhorns almost a year ago.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Abel emerged as Buffett's heir apparent years ago and, following the death of Vice Chairman Charlie Munger in 2023, has routinely joined him on stage at annual shareholder meetings.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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Although representatives from the U.S. and China came to a new trade deal on Wednesday that establishes a combined duty rate of 55 percent on imports from China, there have been scant details surrounding the agreement.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 June 2025
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The Daily News has reached out to representatives for Perry and Bloom.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The 2,000-year-old Yamato dynasty was at risk of dying without a male heir in the next generation.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Redstone kept her diagnosis private, sharing it with only a tight circle of relatives, close friends, and advisers including David Ellison, the Skydance head and tech heir, whose company is set to purchase Paramount and the Redstone family’s stake, NYT added.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2024
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Humans, as legatees of this heritage, learn by seeing and visualizing.—
Stephen Jay Gould,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Noun
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India has been among the biggest beneficiaries of the boom.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Federal Contractors Defense integrators and established IT vendors are among the most immediate beneficiaries.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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“Succeeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeder. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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