successor
Example Sentences
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CEO Bob Iger is approaching the final year of his second stint in charge of the company, with his successor expected to be announced early in 2026.
From Barron's
Maduro was at his side the rest of the way: serving in congress, then as foreign minister and vice president before Chávez, stricken with cancer, anointed him successor in 2013.
Justin Welby devoted huge amounts of time and energy to preserving the unity of the worldwide Anglican communion, but that battle may be over before his successor even takes office.
From BBC
The Renaissance man, the father of the modern age, can claim all of us as successors.
The gathering marked the organization’s first major event since the death of founder Charlie Kirk, and the absence of a clear successor loomed large.
From Salon
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