succession

Hastert was one of Washington's most powerful politicians during eight years as House speaker from 1999 to 2007, a position that placed him second in the line of succession to the presidency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

While some companies seem to have misplaced their succession plans judging by the number of interim CEOs, Domino’s announced in June that Jordan would take over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

There was pyro, there were video screens, there was a succession of gorgeously tailored floral-pattern suits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

According to the succession committee, the South East Dons captain and goalkeeper declined the offer of the throne, citing other responsibilities.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

They’d been taught to jump in quick succession, no more than one second between men—any longer than that and they’d land too far apart to find each other in the dark.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

“Steve Jobs did create a mystique, but also some misleading haze,” said Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a Yale School of Management professor and author of “The Hero’s Farewell,” on the challenges of CEO successions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

The tightening of the family's grip on its empire also comes amid a wave of high-profile successions in other fashion companies in Europe.

From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2023

On that day, every cell in your body stretched and compressed in four quick successions, as did the atoms of everything else on Earth and in our solar system.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2022

“They’re just doing these delegations, redelegations, these successions, anything to avoid complying with the laws,” said Peter Jenkins, senior counsel of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2020

Somewhere there was an actual arsenal, but it was closed off behind successions of sealed mesarthium doors, and anyway, Minya thought knives appropriate tools for butchery.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor