predecessor
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Disney erased at least 8,000 jobs after D’Amaro’s predecessor, Bob Iger, returned for his second stint as CEO in November 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Estefan notably opened many doors for Latina musicians — most famously Karol’s Colombian pop predecessor Shakira — to excel in the United States and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Even the current Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood resurrected it when she responded to a critical report into the department commissioned by her Conservative predecessor Suella Braverman.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Others are more skeptical that Blanche’s tenure will mark much of a shift from his predecessor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Finally, of course, my mother’s upraised hand is a kind of warning, too, a predecessor of the black box.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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