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succession

[suhk-sesh-uhn] / səkˈsɛʃ ən /
NOUN
continuation
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Thanks to a succession of bosses she called “angels,” she stayed in public education.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Bournemouth had succession plans in place and had sounded out Rose, along with Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna and Rayo Vallecano's Inigo Perez.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

And it dealt generally with the problem of succession and stability and continuity in government.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

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

Luckily for these species, succession is often interrupted—Nature does not move in lockstep.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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