succeed
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The return of his body marks the start of the Tooro kingdom's official nine-day mourning period amid a growing dispute over who should succeed him.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Company chief executive Gabriel Tirador was named to succeed him as chairperson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
To succeed financially, renters need a system of forced savings too.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
But the legal question on which the majority thought the government was likely to succeed was one step removed from the controversy that produced the lawsuit.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
We wouldn't succeed if the judge didn't know how to hear the evidence.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
If Roman succeeds, it will put scientists one step closer to a future Habitable Worlds Observatory that searches for Earth twins — and perhaps one step closer to finding our cosmic neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
His latest film succeeds because it’s not trying to make audiences say, “I like this, because it reminds me of that.”
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
She succeeds Laurent Mercier, who held the role for five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tewolde Gebremariam succeeds Campbell Wilson, who stepped down from the role in April.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
If he succeeds, I think they should give him the Teacher of the Century Award and a two-week vacation in Hawaii, all expenses paid.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The S&P 500’s biggest gainer was Moderna, after news in August that an experimental mRNA vaccine co-developed with Merck succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
His son Haakon automatically succeeded him to the throne.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Previous attempts to print GRCop-42 using the lower wattages available on more common commercial machines had not succeeded.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Burnham, who succeeded Sir Keir in July, made the comments at the Port Talbot steelworks, on his first official visit to Wales since he entered No 10.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
I went back to my task and finally succeeded.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
It was unclear what chance the latest complaint has of succeeding, given the cited law existed when the allegations were first presented.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Parton and my mom taught that literacy was key to succeeding — Mami regularly took us to the library, while Dolly created a nonprofit that provides free books to young children, including Spanish-language options.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The post-Pep Guardiola era has begun at Manchester City under Enzo Maresca, while Andoni Iraola got his first taste of action as Liverpool manager after succeeding sacked Arne Slot.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance returned to his hometown Friday to campaign for Republicans in November's crucial midterm elections -- and test his own hopes of succeeding Donald Trump in 2028.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“We knew the odds of either team succeeding were small. As a gambler, I hope you can understand.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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