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in succession



ADVERB
by turns
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For four winters in succession, it hasn’t worked.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

It is the third World Cup in succession that Spurs were represented in the final, with Hugo Lloris playing for France in 2018 and 2022, while Argentina's Cristian Romero made his second appearance.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

BNP Paribas is forecasting the Fed will hike three times in succession starting in December.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

For Muybridge, we see still photos displayed in succession; for chatbots, we see still math calculations performed in succession.

From Slate May 25, 2026

Indeed, whatever being uttered that fearful shriek could not soon repeat it: not the widest-winged condor on the Andes could, twice in succession, send out such a yell from the cloud shrouding his eyrie.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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