predecessor
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There always will be people who claim Davis is biased toward the Dodgers, just as people claimed his predecessor, Joe Buck, was biased toward the St. Louis Cardinals.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
During the dot-com days, Sosnick was an options market maker at Timber Hill, a predecessor firm to Interactive Brokers.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Nadella’s predecessor as CEO, Steve Ballmer, once told me, “I love Satya. I haven’t sold my stock.”
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
In a shift from his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, Carney is signaling that the government is open to natural-gas production to meet future electricity needs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
I met de Klerk in the same room where I had had tea with his predecessor.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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