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successive

[suhk-ses-iv] / səkˈsɛs ɪv /


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Somehow, even if they do, there is a successive chain of Agriculture Department inspectors, including at slaughterhouses and things like that, that are going to notice a gaping wound on an animal.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli cruised to his fifth successive win in a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix, which featured crashes and a red flag.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Billam-Smith, fighting for the first time since signing with Zuffa Boxing, emptied the tank - landing at least 10 successive hooks - in the sixth after backing Rozicki into the corner.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The legacy of the Vanderbilts hangs heavy over advisers for the wealthy, who often note that their Gilded Age fortune all but disappeared over successive generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Thus, the probability of having two successive nonmatching dreams is, by the multiplication principle for probability, the product of 9,999/10,000 and 9,999/10,000.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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