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successive

[suhk-ses-iv] / səkˈsɛs ɪv /


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Successive rounds of bond-buying during the financial crisis and the Covid pandemic pushed it to a peak near $9 trillion before the Fed began letting some holdings run off.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Successive governments have urged councils to make use of the orders as a mechanism to revitalise high streets.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Successive governments have dealt with Israeli diplomats only as far as allowing technical discussions with Lebanese military officials via the United Nations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Successive governments of the right and left have positioned the country, which has the world's sixth-fastest internet speeds, according to Speedtest Global Index, as a tech hub.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Successive waves of immigrants filled its factories, working for little above minimum wage as they cut, sewed, and hustled the garments into trucks to carry across the country.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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