incumbent

Example Sentences

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Her meeting with the Chinese leader is the first in a decade for an incumbent leader of her party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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

They point out that Aussie Broadband appears to have been unaffected by incumbent Telstra’s November price cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen