predecessor

Like his predecessor Brendon McCullum, Fleming is from New Zealand, the "little cousin" to Australia, in his words.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

It arrives just three years after its predecessor, “Raven.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Unlike his predecessor, Johnson had held no leadership positions within the House prior to picking up the gavel.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Saab became an active figure in Venezuelan politics under Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Fischer, like his predecessor Morphy, the nineteenth-century American prodigy, wasn’t especially prolific when it came to writing about chess, so the public greedily awaited each word he produced.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Like many of his predecessors, Alonso has been attempting to instil a stronger competitive edge within his squad and improve the mentality of his players.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Unlike several of his predecessors, who made their first international trips to the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

That’s because legacy sequels rarely take the risks they need to stand alone, worth considering apart from their predecessors.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

"There's always been this doubt about whether Kevin Warsh is going to be like his predecessors and do what's right for the economy, even if it's politically inconvenient," said Wessel of Brookings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

We will try to understand his choices by looking carefully at what is known about him and his world—his birthplace, his adoptive homes in Athens and Alexandria, his predecessors, colleagues, and enemies.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro