successors

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This outlook suggests that, like Powell, the new Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh, and his successors will face unprecedented external shocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

No wonder Warren Buffett wrote in a 2007 letter to shareholders that a “farsighted capitalist” at Kitty Hawk would have done successors a favor by “shooting Orville down.”

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Witherow, who has been chief financial officer since the 2024 merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair, is stepping down on Friday, the company said, adding that it has already identified several potential successors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

While no financial details were disclosed, the move’s significance lies in it being CATL’s first strategic partnership in the sodium-ion space, seen as one of the most promising successors to the traditional lithium-iron-phosphate battery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Like Ibn al-Haytham, like Theodoric, Pierre de Maricourt had no immediate successors.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton