succession

Example Sentences

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Many German institutions had just started relaxing travel restrictions to Iraq after a succession of conflicts, including the 2003 US-led invasion and the extremist Islamic State group.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Always at the heart of these discontents was the battery—or batteries, because there has been a succession of them, an alchemist’s closet of energy-storing potions in weirdly shaped bottles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Satellite imagery taken in the days after the strike shows at least four buildings destroyed in quick succession.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Josh D’Amaro and Dana Walden addressed Disney employees during a town hall Wednesday, as the heavily-scrutinized CEO succession process comes to a close.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

They were hunting for a specific street, but all they found was a succession of dead ends, one after another.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman