predecessor

Though, as far as first impressions go in this conference, Chesney certainly had a leg up on his predecessor, who stumbled through his own opening address two years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

As with its predecessor, Rick Rubin is back in the producer’s chair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Sepp Blatter, Infantino's disgraced predecessor, drew attention to the American connection.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Zidane's predecessor Deschamps guided France to three major finals over his 14-year reign, helping the country to their second World Cup success with victory in 2018.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Just as Jim Crow, as a system of racial control, was dramatically different from slavery, mass incarceration is different from its predecessor.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

His predecessors relied on blind trusts, divestments or investments in diversified mutual funds and Treasury bills to limit ethics concerns.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Though there’s a general agreement that the sport is cleaner, today’s riders—especially the best ones—continue to endure consequences from their predecessors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Those who worked alongside him in the Northern Ireland Office say he understood the political tightrope involved in the job, and in that way he succeeded where many of his predecessors failed.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Powell stepped up the frequency of press conferences to every meeting in January 2019 — a change from his two immediate predecessors, who held them four times a year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

Composers of the mid- to late-eighteenth century limited themselves to a small choice of chords partly as a reaction to the harmonic style of their predecessors, but also to emphasise the primacy of the melody.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall