succession
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The 73-year-old king, who has seven children from four marriages, has not announced his chosen heir, though succession rules favour men.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
With her death, the Thai royal family has lost its most visibly accomplished member, and someone who might have played a pivotal role in an as yet unclear succession.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Leading up to Abel’s succession, Berkshire had made moves to align related subsidiaries in its far-flung portfolio, last year bringing Helzberg Diamonds and Ben Bridge Jeweler under one chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
They released a quick succession of albums — “Caught in the Act,” “Movin’ On” and “Hot on the Tracks” — catapulting the band to mainstream success.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
On his orders his sanitary engineer, William S. MacHarg, built a water-sterilization plant on the fairgrounds that pumped lake water through a succession of large tanks in which the water was aerated and boiled.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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