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Five women and three men are so far in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres of Portugal, who will complete his second five-year term on December 31, 2026.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Enter his commitment to succeed on the football field and in the classroom, as well as to be a role model for his younger brother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Whether this legal challenge will succeed depends in part on whether judges will continue to defer to the president on these particular levies, no matter how much they deviate from previous practice.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

So far, the White House has not announced who will succeed Leavitt, and sources within and close to the administration said no decision has yet been made.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The problem was that Lehman Brothers had been allowed to succeed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

He succeeds Jenna Bromberg, who is leaving the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

And, if a project succeeds, you’ve left a paper trail that shows you were instrumental in its execution.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

The former securities regulator and federal prosecutor succeeds Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month, and inherits an 18-agency intelligence community shaken by leadership turnover and staff cuts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The 49-year-old succeeds Rudi Garcia, whose departure was confirmed after Belgium's quarter-final exit to eventual world champions Spain at the 2026 World Cup.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

After a while, one actually succeeds in a dual role.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Burnham succeeded former Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as prime minister on July 20.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Australia overcame an early red card for Miles Amatosero to defeat home side Japan and seal their first win under new head coach Les Kiss, who succeeded Joe Schmidt earlier this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

All three approaches had been tested individually before, but none had succeeded in permanently clearing the virus.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

On Wednesday, he succeeded with a splash, joining Joshua Kushner to purchase the Lakers for $12.5 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

And if Hellmuth’s mission succeeded, the Allies would face a stronger and more dangerous partnership between Germany and Argentina.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

But the coaches know they have someone passionate about succeeding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Jaissle, though, sees the club's rebuild as an opportunity to start a new cycle and mould a young, hungry side after succeeding predecessor Eddie Howe.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Departing alone from Pakistan, he tried a dozen times to cross into Europe via Greece then Bulgaria before succeeding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The 35-year-old, speaking on the For the Love of Cricket, external podcast, also expressed surprise at Harry Brook not succeeding him as England Test captain and concern for Joe Root being appointed to the role.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The recollection of about three days and nights succeeding this is very dim in my mind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë