succeeding

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Miels, who was previously GSK’s chief commercial officer before succeeding former CEO Emma Walmsley, said the company’s oncology and business-development teams had been following Nuvalent for more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We really focus on succeeding and learning how to fail, so they can just get to the next pitch,” Inouye-Perez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Clare Haughey, the former convener of the health committee, is seen as the SNP leadership's top pick, while long-time backbench MSP Stuart McMillan is believed to have an outside chance to succeeding Johnstone.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

What’s Next: The Senate is expected to vote as early as today to confirm Warsh as the next Fed chair, succeeding Jerome Powell, whose term in that role ends on Friday.

From Barron's • May 13, 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