incumbent
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Grose will also be closely watching the race between incumbent Reps.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
He then nominated LaNeve for Army vice chief of staff after sidelining the incumbent, Gen. James Mingus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Riquelme is challenging incumbent Florentino Perez in this weekend's election.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
If we want to give ourselves the best chance to remain employable in the distant future, it will be incumbent on us to help companies see our potential for jobs we’ve never done before.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“The observance of these standards,” Veblen wrote, “in some degree of approximation, becomes incumbent upon all classes lower in the scale.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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