predecessor

In all three countries, the Vatican says the Pope will have meetings with survivors of clerical sexual abuse - an issue which clouded a 2018 visit to Chile and Peru by his predecessor.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Ironically, the inventive time-travel tale feels of a totally different era from its predecessor.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

The pope will travel Sunday to Argentina, the homeland of his predecessor Pope Francis, who disappointed many Argentinians by not returning to visit during his papacy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

He had worked at CVS or predecessor companies, including Aetna and Caremark, nearly his entire career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

In the meantime, however, he was most keen that the staff of his predecessor - a staff of which he had heard high praise - be retained at Darlington Hall.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Bessent has been known recently to keep Wall Street on its toes, foregoing the “regular and predictable” approach favored by his predecessors, wrote Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Burnham has previously stuck with the policy of his predecessors, and stopped short of offering any consideration of reparation payments.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Whether Bo Bryan eventually fulfills his lifelong dream of succeeding on the Georgia gridiron, he is likely to make a mark in business if his predecessors are a fair indication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Number 10 thinks there is a simple reason why the current PM takes longer than his predecessors.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

It is to be hoped that, if his predecessors made it great by feats of arms, he will make it extremely great and venerable through his natural goodness and his countless virtues.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli