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Recent Examples of devisee That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse. —
Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devisee
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If Daboll can improve Ward’s consistency, Tate could be a major beneficiary.— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Count not only Padres hitters but Padres fielders as beneficiaries of Miller’s dominance.— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.— Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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The charging order can also be foreclosed upon by a creditor in many jurisdictions, which means that it is sold at an auction and the purchaser at the auction becomes an involuntary assignee of the interest ― but the purchaser's interest is not affected by the satisfaction of the judgment.— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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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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Each agency shall assess grant conditions and grantee preferences and ensure grant funds do not promote gender ideology.— Preston Mizell , Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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The foundation staff and board members visited every grantee and talked to their staff about what was working, what wasn’t, and what their goals were for the near future.— Igor Studenkov, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Following Queen Elizabeth's death in 2022, King Charles named William as the new Prince of Wales, bestowing his eldest son with the historic title for the male heir to the throne.— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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The heir to the throne after King Charles is his son, Prince William.— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
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And the system must recognize inconsistent treatment is frequently a symptom of mental illness, not a sign of the claimant hiding their ability to work.— Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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Proponents of the new plan point to a higher minimum payment for all qualifying claimants of $8,000, up from the previous $3,500.— Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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His inheritor would truly get the movement going.— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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That leaves Oseguera’s cadre of regional commanders as the most likely inheritors of his drug empire.— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Devisee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/devisee. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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