successive
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They have lost successive league games just once, suffering defeats by Norwich and QPR in January as a 10-point lead evaporated.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
One of the issues he identifies in the U.K. is that successive pieces of legislation have complicated data collection.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
A string of five successive CEOs, including 80486 processor-designer Pat Gelsinger, couldn’t fix the problem.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Orbán's rule was built up through four successive election victories and sweeping majorities, but it was over in a matter of minutes.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Three successive times, they encountered and were rescued by well-fed Aborigines whose home was that desert, and who plied the explorers with fish, fern cakes, and roasted fat rats.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing successive
Siddhartha
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The Joy Luck Club
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The Thing About Jellyfish
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