incumbent

Example Sentences

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Historically - both in the 1970s and over the past few years - incumbent governments across the world have been punished by voters in such moments.

From BBC

City Councilmember Nithya Raman came out ahead of incumbent Karen Bass in a new poll on the Los Angeles mayor’s race, though the poll’s director cautioned that it did not give the whole picture.

From Los Angeles Times

Lurie campaigned as a City Hall outsider, and much of the establishment contributed to his opponent, incumbent mayor London Breed.

From The Wall Street Journal

You will see AI adopted on top of existing applications at the core of running an enterprise, and incumbent software players will build some of those applications.

From Barron's

Earlier this year Pratt, a Republican, announced that he would be running for mayor of Los Angeles in the upcoming mayoral election, challenging incumbent Karen Bass.

From Los Angeles Times