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successive

[suhk-ses-iv] / səkˈsɛs ɪv /


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One of the issues he identifies in the U.K. is that successive pieces of legislation have complicated data collection.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

A string of five successive CEOs, including 80486 processor-designer Pat Gelsinger, couldn’t fix the problem.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Orbán's rule was built up through four successive election victories and sweeping majorities, but it was over in a matter of minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

But unlike his peers, Kim Il Sung had built a personality cult robust enough to be passed down to successive generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

During the past few days he’d known a hunger that nothing—three successive steaks, a dozen Hershey bars, a pound of gumdrops—seemed to interrupt.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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