incumbent

Example Sentences

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Cheng is the KMT's first incumbent chief to visit China in a decade.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Otto von Bismarck’s special providence for “fools, drunks, and the United States of America” may be coming to the aid of the current incumbent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

AI “disrupts the certainty” of cash returns for incumbent tech companies and adds more volatility to earnings, note strategists at 22V Research.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Historically - both in the 1970s and over the past few years - incumbent governments across the world have been punished by voters in such moments.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Over her nurse’s scrubs, Mrs. Montgomery is wearing a sweatshirt with the incumbent county executive's name on it.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan