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as in daughters
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as in heirs
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Noun
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In this hour of sorrow, my sympathies are with the heirs of the deceased.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024 -
The alternate valuation date lowers the step-up in basis, potentially increasing future capital gains taxes for heirs.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Watches made now cannot be a problem for my successors.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2024
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By staying engaged, mentoring successors, and helping employees embrace change, acquired leaders set the business up for success while preserving their own professional integrity.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Even those who want children and become pregnant face the risks of miscarriages without medical intervention.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The children will peel potatoes to help make latkes from scratch to dine on after the lighting of the menorah.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That’s how typical reef-building corals, like the iconic elkhorn and staghorn species, with their antler-like appearance, produce offspring.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
4 Feb. 2025
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If the bears produce offspring, their cubs will leave for China by age 4 to participate in a giant panda breeding program aimed at increasing the species’ population.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Sons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sons. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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