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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.
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Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
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
Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devisee
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Despite a 126-113 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday — New York’s fourth loss in its last seven games — the Knicks were beneficiaries of Miami’s 122-112 victory over Atlanta on Thursday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The biggest beneficiaries of VC funding have mostly been graduates of, or dropouts from, elite institutions like Stanford and Harvard.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Senate bill would appear to revive incentives for benefit assignees, such as water restoration companies or roof contractors — not just policyholders — to sue insurers.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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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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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
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In addition to its 1 percent commitment, the foundation also welcomes direct donations, 100 percent of which directly support its grantees and impact programs.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The proposal from the Trump administration would set aside those differences in standardizing the rate at 15 percent for every grantee.—
Emily Badger,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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If bank accounts are owned in trust for or jointly with heirs, those assets will pass without regard to your legal documents.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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When they were finally retrieved by the collector’s heirs, the coins were stored in a bank vault and later presented to the auction house for sale.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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But those involved with claimants are quick to point out that, while payments can look generous, they are often inflated by the cost of housing, which makes up a substantial proportion of what many claimants receive.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The federal rate is based, in part, on a claimant’s resident status (25% for U.S. citizens and 30% for people not marking citizenship status on the Lottery Claim form).—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Devisee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devisee. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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