incumbency

Example Sentences

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Park is seeking her second term with the benefit of incumbency and the backing of two powerful unions, the Los Angeles Police Protective League and the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But she also noted that Mastercard and Visa have “two-sided networks across billions of consumers and hundreds of millions of merchants” that confer major incumbency advantages.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

“You’ve got a huge incumbency advantage having the megawatts today,” says Energy Capital Partners’ Kimmelman.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Mr. Miyares, whose mother fled Cuba, has the advantage of incumbency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Notwithstanding the poverty of his parish, Mr. Isaacs raised as much as �25,000 for various objects during his incumbency.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.