predecessors

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The film didn’t share the same ambition or expansive scope as its predecessors.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Elon Musk’s space company could get added to the S&P 500 much more quickly than its mega IPO predecessors.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The 2026 F1 cars do have faster acceleration than their predecessors, owing to the increased output of the electrical components of the power-units.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Warsh’s most recent predecessors tapped one or two senior policy advisers upon taking office, but those aides were drawn from the ranks of current or former Fed staff with experience in monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Does he really want to disagree with those who think that poets and artists stand on the shoulders of their predecessors, and accumulate knowledge about how to write poems and paint pictures?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton