predecessor
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He could also shorten the length of his press conference, from the roughly 45 minutes typically seen under his predecessor Jerome Powell.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Leo's predecessor Francis largely overlooked many of Europe's traditional bastions of Catholicism where, like Spain, religious observance has been falling rapidly.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Blanche's ascent to the top job at the DOJ on an interim basis came after his predecessor Bondi left the department at the beginning of April.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The company said the approach would make its next chip 55% denser than its predecessor and could deliver cutting-edge performance by 2031.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
That Beethoven changed the way society viewed composers should not cloud our judgement of his brilliant predecessor who sought and gave one thing: pleasure.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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