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succession

noun as in continuation

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So, the kingdom clearly is in a succession transition.

Hassett also suggested that Powell’s next steps could determine the timing of a White House announcement on succession.

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And the Northern Irishman has ended the season by clinching a seventh Race to Dubai title, his fourth in succession.

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World champion Littler had trailed his Northern Irish opponent 9-6 but the 18-year-old won seven legs in succession to turn the match around.

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Goalkeeper Craig Gordon kept his team in the match with a succession of sharp saves as Greece threatened to overwhelm the Scots, who looked desperately short of belief and intensity.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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