successive
Example Sentences
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One of the issues he identifies in the U.K. is that successive pieces of legislation have complicated data collection.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Peaty was beaten to a third successive gold in Paris by Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi, having contracted coronavirus in the days before the final.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
A string of five successive CEOs, including 80486 processor-designer Pat Gelsinger, couldn’t fix the problem.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
But in three successive draws before that pivotal Etihad Stadium defeat they appeared to freeze - giving up two-goal leads at both Liverpool and West Ham and sharing six goals at home with Southampton.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Thus, the probability of having two successive nonmatching dreams is, by the multiplication principle for probability, the product of 9,999/10,000 and 9,999/10,000.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing successive
Siddhartha
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The Joy Luck Club
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The Thing About Jellyfish
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