heir apparent

Llamas was recruited to NBC News from ABC and has been rumored to be the “Nightly” heir apparent since he arrived.

The vice-president derided Trump as an idiot eight years ago, before a political evolution that culminated in him becoming heir apparent to the president's Make America Great Again movement.

Roigard, in a rich vein of form for the Hurricanes and the heir apparent to the All Black nine jersey, had been tackled by Highlanders’ James Arscott.

In short, Vance was trying to show that if Trump loses – which is increasingly more likely – then he, JD Vance at 40 years of age is the heir apparent in the Republican Party.

Miller Moss isn’t the flashy, big-name quarterback Lincoln Riley is used to having under center, but he has been the heir apparent since Caleb Williams left.