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succeed

[suhk-seed] / səkˈsid /




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Facing his last weekly grilling from MPs in parliament, Starmer said he wanted to see the next leader of his centre-left Labour party succeed.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Waller was one of four finalists to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair this year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Bowen, 53 years old, will succeed co-founder David Gandler, whose employment as CEO terminated effective Thursday, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The experiment did not succeed, but it revealed an important insight.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

With his popularity soaring after the War of 1812, Jackson ran for president in 1824, hoping to succeed President James Monroe.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

In remixing one of cinema’s most revered classics with singular comedic flair, Wain has made a contender for his best film that succeeds by tributing his own loony industry.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

And when that team succeeds, as the U.S. has this summer, it not only underscores the wisdom of the Founding Fathers, but it offers a lesson for today as well.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

He said he had "never had any personal animosity" towards the former Greater Manchester mayor and that he would "do everything I possibly can to make sure" that the next government succeeds.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

He succeeds Willem Meintjes, who will stay on as an advisor through April 2027.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

If it succeeds, they could end the war by sundown.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

Four of them succeeded, including American Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, who became the oldest athlete to win an individual gold in Winter Olympics history in the women’s monobob.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Sharma succeeded longtime Xbox chief Phil Spencer, who retired in February, and has pledged to return the division to growth by 2027.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

But you’d argue that Lorne’s all-stars have succeeded just as much because of these lessons about how to lead and move within these worlds that have allowed them to build mini-empires of their own.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Khamenei was succeeded as Iran's supreme leader by his son, Mojtaba, who has not been seen in public since assuming the role, prompting speculation about his health.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

I have not only avoided Jakob, I’ve also succeeded in temporarily imagining he does not exist.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Rafael Márquez, a former FC Barcelona star and one of the greatest players in Mexican national team history, is succeeding Aguirre after serving as one of his assistant coaches.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

He first stepped into the role in September 2023, succeeding Ryan Tubridy and becoming the fourth permanent presenter of the programme, following Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny and Tubridy.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

After succeeding his father as supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in theory sits at the top of Iran's theocratic system in a post-for-life with the final say on all significant policy matters.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Faricy joined Slate in March, succeeding auto-industry veteran Chris Barman as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The odds of McNair, or anyone in a similar situation, succeeding under these circumstances are small.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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