successive

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Arsenal have been tagged as the 'nearly men' under Mikel Arteta with three successive second-placed finishes in the Premier League in the last three seasons.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The Gunners have not won the Premier League for 22 years and have finished in second place for three successive seasons.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Manager Gennaro Gattuso and Italy have agreed to "mutually terminate" his contract after their failure to qualify for a third successive World Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Iraq's precious archaeological sites, some dating back thousands of years, had for years faced threats ranging from climate change to successive conflicts.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Writing a story was a hopeless, puny enterprise when such powerful and chaotic forces were turning about her, and when all day long successive events had absorbed or transformed what had gone before.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan