successor

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He has already hung portraits of himself inside the White House, breaking with the tradition that a president wait until the end of his term to be invited by a successor to unveil a portrait.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

He announced in January that he planned to step down again once a successor was identified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

TAE closed a $150 million fundraising round last summer, part of the $500 million Binderbauer estimated he needed to build a successor to Norm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Fortunately for Pizarro and unfortunately for the Incas, smallpox had arrived overland around 1526, killing much of the Inca population, including both the emperor Huayna Capac and his designated successor.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond