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succession

[suhk-sesh-uhn] / səkˈsɛʃ ən /
NOUN
continuation
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Being part of NBCUniversal has brought other benefits, too, particularly as Telemundo’s main competitor, Univision, has struggled under a succession of ownership groups.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Still, as the top Cabinet official in the presidential line of succession after the VP, secretaries of state are often ambitious pols who bring baggage all their own.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

It would also lift the burden of succession from the Senate to enable it to focus on its legislative functions.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

With these patterns occurring so close in succession, the risk/reward scenario for a long entry here makes sense.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

They would play phrases in succession, one after another, three players alternating with, say, twenty.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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