successor
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His successor Julen Lopetegui was sacked after just six months in charge with the Hammers mid-table having won six of their 20 Premier League matches.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
City Councilmember Curren Price, who is also Black, steps down at the end of the year and regardless of the election’s outcome, his successor will be Latino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Lagarde is set to depart the ECB in February, and the European Council said Thursday it will immediately begin the process of finding her successor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Airbus plans to launch the successor to its best-selling A320 family of single-aisle medium-haul aircraft around 2030 with 20 to 30 percent better fuel efficiency than current models.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Perhaps so, but he fled the Chanka attack with three of his four sons, including his designated successor, Inka Urqon.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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People familiar with the deal’s progression said Lorch soon became involved in structuring key aspects of the deal beyond its financing, including how the board would sit for 15 years and choose its successors.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
That way, the Kane conundrum is likely to be passed on to one of his successors.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mr. Huang points out that the most authoritarian Chinese leaders, including Mao Zedong and Mr. Xi, have a far worse economic record than the relatively liberal Deng and his immediate successors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The plan would make the Trump International Club in West Palm Beach -- where the 80-year-old billionaire often spends weekends on the fairway -- into an official sanctuary for his successors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
All recognized famous inventors had capable predecessors and successors and made their improvements at a time when society was capable of using their product.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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