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Recent Examples of heiress
Lim, the eldest daughter of Daesang Group’s honorary chairman Lim Chang-wook and hence a chaebol heiress (chaebol refers to South Korea’s family-run conglomerates), also happens to be the ex-wife of Lee Jae-yong, the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics.
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Her new friend Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) is a former model who’s convinced herself that she’s caught a good-enough prize in Greg (Jon Gries), the older man who married—and then murdered—the hapless heiress Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) in Season 2.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
It was owned by Louisa Carpenter, the Woolworth heiress.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
But the billionaire heiress disappeared (as Season 2 viewers know).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Her new friend Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) is a former model who’s convinced herself that she’s caught a good-enough prize in Greg (Jon Gries), the older man who married—and then murdered—the hapless heiress Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) in Season 2.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
It was owned by Louisa Carpenter, the Woolworth heiress.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
But the billionaire heiress disappeared (as Season 2 viewers know).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
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Torres resigned hours before his arrest; his seat has since been filled on an interim basis by businessman Carl Salas, pending an April special election for a permanent successor.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Walden is widely considered one of the potential successors to Iger along with ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro, theme parks and experiences chief Josh D’Amaro and her Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman as well as a handful of external candidates.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The law’s effective date is retroactive to January 2024, so beneficiaries may get a one-time retroactive payment that could amount to thousands of dollars and higher monthly benefits starting this year.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Thompson suggests that concerned beneficiaries should reach out to their local Social Security office and congressional representatives to voice their concerns.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Franco is the heir apparent to the Michael Haneke world of unsettled, austere psychological pain against geopolitical backdrops onscreen, and Chastain is more game than ever to play along with his hopeless world.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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This time last year, Luciano was the heir apparent to Brandon Crawford, who announced his retirement in November.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
29 Feb. 2024
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The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.—
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22 June 2023
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Gabriella was born first in 2014, but due to male primogeniture laws, Jacques was named the heir to the Monaco throne.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Though many are hoping for Neymar to inspire Brazil to 2026 World Cup success, the nation already regards Estêvão as the heir to his throne.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Georgetown Law professor David Super told Newsweek that if there was evidence of misconduct the EPA should have given Climate United and other grantees notice and an opportunity to respond.—
Jeff Young,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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The International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, aligned with their eponymous political parties, are two of NED’s biggest grantees, collectively receiving well over $70 million for it during the 2023 fiscal year.—
Robert Schmad,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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