predecessors
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Slump-shouldered where their 20th-century technological predecessors were giddy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
German voters' ardour for him started lower and fell faster than any of his predecessors.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
FDA officials said the trial design their predecessors had accepted would no longer suffice for accelerated approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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
Moreover, his predecessors had been quite happy to use two distinct models for each planet: one to calculate its movement from east to west, and the other its movement from north to south.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
