predecessor

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He paid tribute to his predecessor, Pope Francis, who gave his final address on Easter Sunday last year hours before his death.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In recent years, his predecessor Francis, who died on Easter Monday last year aged 88, had to give up attending for health reasons.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci will also reprise their roles for the highly anticipated movie, whose predecessor last year finally received a cosign from Anna Wintour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

AstraZeneca’s Alexion unit plans to submit data to regulators soon, aiming for wider market adoption than its predecessor, Strensiq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But most of all, I have learned from this river and from my predecessor, Vasudeva.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse