succeeding
Example Sentences
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If he had any hope of succeeding, he had to keep things short.
From Literature
"The arms market is quite a delicate thing and succeeding there with one swift move or a single tour ... is very difficult," Magda said.
From Barron's
Eastern hour on MS NOW, succeeding Ana Cabrera, who is leaving the network when its daytime programming changes take effect in June.
From Los Angeles Times
Craig will become CEO and a director of BHP on July 1, succeeding Mike Henry, who has led the company for more than six years.
Tudor, who has had nothing to celebrate since succeeding sacked Thomas Frank, pumped his fists in delight towards the travelling Spurs fans, who celebrated wildly as their team finally got the reward they merited.
From BBC
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