predecessors

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That’s why the company spent years looking for a fabric that makes new models less noisy than their predecessors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

And on that basis, what he’s doing is incomparable to the many capital renewals of his predecessors.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

He also met with Congress more often than his predecessors, according to research External link from Thomas Drechsel, an economic professor at the University of Maryland.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Blue Planet and Planet Earth rekindled the public's love of nature documentaries, and had a more cinematic sweep than their predecessors, according to Dr Gouyon.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

All works of art anywhere—yes, even such works as Picassos Bull’s Head—are part of similar chains that link them to their predecessors.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson