incumbency

Example Sentences

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But recent state elections suggest that extensive welfare delivery alone is no longer enough to secure incumbency.

From BBC • May 11, 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

The Stone Church and St. George's, Carleton, were erected during his incumbency, and this caused a division in the Parish.

From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George