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successive

[suhk-ses-iv] / səkˈsɛs ɪv /


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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

It was the third successive game against Spain that James has started on the left wing, having also been a standout performer in England's victory over them in the Women's Nations League last year.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Here were two successive experiments in human development, in which the environment was identical and the sole variable was the people occupying that environment.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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