successive
Example Sentences
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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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Vocabulary lists containing successive
Siddhartha
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The Thing About Jellyfish
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