successor
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Another relative, Raúl Castro’s grandnephew Oscar Pérez-Oliva, has rapidly climbed Cuba’s political ladder and is seen as a potential successor to President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
I would like for Mayor Karen Bass, or her successor, to do one of two things:
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Khamenei's son and successor Mojtaba has yet to be seen in public since being named supreme leader, but has his own widely-used X and Telegram channels.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Air India board has formed a committee that will find Wilson's successor in the coming months.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 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
Vocabulary lists containing successor
The Giver
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"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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The City of Ember
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