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succession

[suhk-sesh-uhn] / səkˈsɛʃ ən /
NOUN
continuation
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Thanks to a succession of bosses she called “angels,” she stayed in public education.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

With Ned still resisting a succession plan, Abby signaled she would withhold her votes for the re-election of directors at a board meeting on April 27, 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

And it dealt generally with the problem of succession and stability and continuity in government.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Last season he clinched a seventh Race to Dubai title - his fourth in succession - to eclipse Ballesteros' tally of six and leave him one behind Colin Montgomerie's record.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Sound is a succession of waves in air, a crest and a trough, a crest and a trough.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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