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succession

[suhk-sesh-uhn] / səkˈsɛʃ ən /
NOUN
continuation
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Being part of NBCUniversal has brought other benefits, too, particularly as Telemundo’s main competitor, Univision, has struggled under a succession of ownership groups.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Morgan, and the couple immediately sent Lilias and her brother to a succession of boarding schools and summer camps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Still, as the top Cabinet official in the presidential line of succession after the VP, secretaries of state are often ambitious pols who bring baggage all their own.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Satellite imagery taken in the days after the strike shows at least four buildings destroyed in quick succession.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

All he knew was that, in rapid succession, Goldman created a bunch of multibillion-dollar deals that transferred to AIG the responsibility for all future losses from $20 billion in triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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