successor

Example Sentences

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Even as activists begin to weigh successors, many are not ready to move on.

From Barron's

The late Ali Khamenei’s successors now risk making the same mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal

That period spans the rule of Hugo Chávez and his successor Maduro, during which mismanagement, corruption and sanctions took their toll.

From BBC

Her successor resigned after less than a year.

From Los Angeles Times

Samar shares the popular view that for every senior official "they've reportedly assigned three to seven successors. Like a hydra - you cut one head off, another grows back. They won't surrender any time soon."

From BBC