successive
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Over the past six seasons, Muchova has reached the semi-finals at the other three majors but had suffered four successive first-round exits at Wimbledon.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
The yellow metal’s prices are likely at risk after successive sessions of gains, says Hola Prime’s Somesh Kapuria in commentary, noting gold has remained on a downward trend since the beginning of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Xbox has been through successive rounds of cuts since Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2024 after a long review process by regulators over competition concerns.
From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026
In the fifth, he pitched himself into a jam, giving up a successive walk and double that put two runners in scoring position.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
As 11:00 approached, his companions watching from the spaceship would find the intervals between successive signals from the astronaut getting longer and longer, but this effect would be very small before 10:59:59.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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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