predecessors

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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

Incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is a former Fed insider who talks like an outsider and has promised to revamp the institution and make a clean break from his predecessors.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Since the bulbs are more efficient than their predecessors, the overhaul reduces annual carbon emissions by 67,000 metric tons and saves roughly $10 million in energy each year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Even Newton, though, relied on his immediate predecessors, in particular Galileo Galilei and René Descartes, and in that sense his contributions followed naturally from what went before.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin