succeeded

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Quantum machines are in their infancy and while many companies are racing to build a scalable computer, nobody is known to have succeeded yet.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Buffett was succeeded by Greg Abel as CEO at year-end.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Becerra “had big things to do and he got them done,” said Neera Tanden, who succeeded Rice as head of Biden’s Domestic Policy Council and has vigorously defended Becerra against attacks on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

This new study succeeded in recreating and stabilizing those fleeting structural states using silver nanoparticles.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

But anyone will admit that, had he succeeded, the Florentines would have been at his mercy.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli