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succession

[suhk-sesh-uhn] / səkˈsɛʃ ən /
NOUN
continuation
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And while the would-be uprising had been resolved, it did succeed in pressing Ned to formalize a succession plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Being part of NBCUniversal has brought other benefits, too, particularly as Telemundo’s main competitor, Univision, has struggled under a succession of ownership groups.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Our executive succession plan has recently been tested and proven successful, as changes at the top of the company were managed smoothly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Still, as the top Cabinet official in the presidential line of succession after the VP, secretaries of state are often ambitious pols who bring baggage all their own.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

If ecological succession were unstoppable, the continents would be covered by climax-stage vegetation: a world of great trees, dark and silent.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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