succession
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The move to name Howard—who goes by Howie—has long been part of the succession planning at the $1 trillion conglomerate Warren Buffett has controlled since 1965.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A slower succession of frontier systems might even give companies more time to deploy the capabilities they already possess.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
D’Arcy, meanwhile, plays Rhaenyra Targaryen in “House of the Dragons,” which is set at a time when there are so many Targaryens that a war of succession became inevitable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Their effects can become much more severe when several cyclones arrive in rapid succession, keeping the region stormy for an extended period.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
His weapons were Zemeni-made revolvers that could fire six shots in rapid succession, unmatched by anything in Ketterdam.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Nearly 90% of CEO successions in the S&P 500 were planned last year, according to data from the Conference Board and ESGAUGE.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2025
This year, there will be lots more successions to work into the seed-sowing calendar, including lettuce.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 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
On that day, every cell in your body stretched and compressed in four quick successions, as did the atoms of everything else on Earth and in our solar system.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2022
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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