incumbent

Example Sentences

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The implication is that, as with tech waves past, startups full of keen young people have an opportunity to disrupt incumbents who may be slower to change.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brown, a former UK prime minister, said: "It's also incumbent on us to ensure that Nigerian schools are safe spaces for learning, not spaces where children can be plucked from their classroom for criminal profit."

From BBC

“And Oracle has been impressively executing to plan and making tremendous gains against these incumbents.”

From Barron's

Although she had reportedly expressed interest in the state's governor race next year, she recently said she would not seek that office – or seek to unseat incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff.

From BBC

But the Citi team sees only mild competitive risk — and more likely the chance that satellite-internet advancements prove a “win-win” for incumbent players like AT&T Inc.

From MarketWatch