incumbent

Example Sentences

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At a time when anyone could have signed him in free agency, the Seahawks were the ones willing to stomach some downside risk, dump their incumbent quarterback and bet on Darnold’s upside.

From The Wall Street Journal

So if the existing tech giants are broadly happy to let the slop flow, could a new social media platform rise up, promising a slop-free alternative, and eventually challenge the incumbents?

From BBC

Microsoft maintains an incumbent advantage in the application layer of the AI stack, but the monetization will take longer to materialize, Zelnick added.

From MarketWatch

That timeline would be well within the historical norm for announcing a new chair to replace an incumbent.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The reason this announcement is so significant is that Amazon has yet to displace incumbents in the grocery category, at least for perishables,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch