successive
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Somehow, even if they do, there is a successive chain of Agriculture Department inspectors, including at slaughterhouses and things like that, that are going to notice a gaping wound on an animal.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The new borders law targeting people who pilot small boats is the latest attempt by successive governments to stem the flow of people arriving in the UK illegally via the Channel.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Andreeva overcame a tense start, where nerves and a swirling wind led to the final starting with four successive breaks of serve.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
He dismissed as history the Six Assurances—a 1982 Reagan-era commitment, honored by successive presidents, that the U.S. wouldn’t consult Beijing on arms sales to Taiwan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
As 11:00 approached, his companions watching from the spaceship would find the intervals between successive signals from the astronaut getting longer and longer, but this effect would be very small before 10:59:59.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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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