succeeding

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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

He said the market already grasped his approach and pointed to falling volatility, lower Treasury yields and expectations that inflation would decline over the coming year or two as early evidence his strategy is succeeding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Publicly, Trump says the talks are succeeding and that he retains military options should they fall apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Nanosheet technology is the latest breakthrough in semiconductor manufacturing, succeeding the FinFET architecture that powered most advanced chips over the last decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

It would follow that when scientific views are abandoned and replaced by new ones it is because the new ones are thought to be better at succeeding, paying, etc.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton