as in heir
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a person who believes that he or she has a right to something (such as an amount of money); a person who claims something
They are claimants to their father's estate. Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork. a dispute between two claimants to the throne
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What's Next In the coming weeks, the SSA is implementing several important changes that claimants should be aware of.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Social Security could make claimants jump through more hoops to receive benefits.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Yellow had already settled a class action lawsuit in January related to the WARN notices across two separate groups of claimants that went in the workers’ favor.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
After deducting attorney's fees and administrative costs, the net settlement fund is worth approximately $1.9 billion, which will be distributed across roughly 6 million claimants.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Social Security could make claimants jump through more hoops to receive benefits.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Yellow had already settled a class action lawsuit in January related to the WARN notices across two separate groups of claimants that went in the workers’ favor.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
After deducting attorney's fees and administrative costs, the net settlement fund is worth approximately $1.9 billion, which will be distributed across roughly 6 million claimants.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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