succession
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Ultimately, the sibling dispute and the subsequent lawsuit may have brought home the benefits of having a clear line of succession.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The Federal Reserve succession drama now comes down to a decision only Jerome Powell can make.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
It's a number which has remined largely unchanged over the last three decades, despite a succession of different policies at Welsh and UK government level.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Thanks to a succession of bosses she called “angels,” she stayed in public education.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
The reason behind all of those seemingly counterproductive features is that the typewriters of 1873 jammed if adjacent keys were struck in quick succession, so that manufacturers had to slow down typists.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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