succession
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Keith Andrews did a superb job in succession to Frank last season, with Brentford only just missing out on a place in Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The stock has recently hit all-time highs, though it has underperformed some rivals in recent years and succession has become a topic among investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The stock market’s succession of calendar-year gains and losses is not completely identical to a series of coin flips, of course.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Liechtenstein has announced that it has changed royal succession rules to allow women to ascend the throne.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
German troops invaded Poland from the west, engaging the Russians in a succession of fierce battles around the cities of Warsaw and Lodz.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
The directive designates Turks as the “original” people of modern-day Turkey, which has been inhabited by successions of people throughout history—including Hurrians, Greeks, Armenians, Persians and Kurds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
It’s a lot of data to hold all at once, but the author is enthusiastic and generous with recommendations, along with her favorite tried-and-proven successions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
The tightening of the family's grip on its empire also comes amid a wave of high-profile successions in other fashion companies in Europe.
From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2023
My research looks at successions in family businesses – specifically, how knowledge should be passed on during this process.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2021
Somewhere there was an actual arsenal, but it was closed off behind successions of sealed mesarthium doors, and anyway, Minya thought knives appropriate tools for butchery.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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