successors

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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

GP2 and GP3, and their successors F2 and F3, are one-make formulae; everyone has to use the same chassis and engine.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But Bass and every council member and all their successors need to be reminded that a civic sense of intractability is a dangerous thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Robert Schumann and his friend Felix Mendelssohn were German successors to Beethoven of a gentler mould.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall