as in successor
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Now, the beat ‘em up kings are back with an all-new game that serves as a spiritual successor to Streets of Rage 4 and much more.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025 -
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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Charles Hall, an attorney who has been representing Social Security disability claimants in particular since 1979, said staffing issues at the agency have been a persistent problem for people seeking benefits.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many attorneys can't afford to take these cases anymore, leaving claimants to navigate the complex system alone.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 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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Just this week, Utah's representative Celeste Maloy introduced a bill to Congress that would allow states to choose whether or not to practice DST.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Edelman was tapped as a replacement for the original director, Ava DuVernay, after Netflix and representatives of Comerica Bank, the interim executor for Prince’s estate, made a deal for the doc in 2018.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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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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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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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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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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“Succeeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeder. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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