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Germany and France are locked in talks to decide who will succeed Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Wood will succeed Vandita Pant, who is expected to step down following the release of BHP’s half-year results on Feb. 16.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

It is an argument for diplomacy that can succeed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

A week after polls closed, Jose Ugarte and Estuardo Mazariegos are still locked in a tight race to see who will succeed Curren Price for the Los Angeles City Council’s 9th District seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

She would succeed in this, she had to—the price of failure was too high.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

If neither candidate succeeds in forming a government, another election must be held.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

He succeeds Peter Alexander, who left “Saturday Today” in March to become a daytime anchor at MS NOW.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

She succeeds David Denton, who left to take the same role at Nike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

He succeeds Claude Russ, who stepped in as FedEx’s interim chief financial officer in June after John Dietrich stepped down following the spinoff of FedEx Freight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

If it succeeds, they could end the war by sundown.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

DSA spokesperson Tobe said many of the organization's candidates have succeeded by simply offering a different solution for working people.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

By the time he succeeded, it was too late to save his relationship with Elinor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

And against all odds, some of these candidates succeeded.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

But Palmer has only featured in three of Tuchel's 27 games since he succeeded Gareth Southgate as manager.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Having stifled my sobs, wiped my eyes, and muttered something about not being very well that morning, I resumed my task, and succeeded in completing it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Adrian Boafo, meanwhile, a second-generation Ghanaian-American, will represent Maryland's 5th Congressional District after succeeding veteran Congressman Steny Hoyer, who retired after a political career spanning more than four decades.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Garcia will step into the role effective Jan. 5, succeeding Linda Rendle who announced in May that she was stepping down for health reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

But of course, this lawsuit’s not aimed at succeeding.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Moving sooner in smaller steps while inflation expectations are anchored has a better chance of succeeding without adverse impact on the labor market or economic growth,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

For two succeeding years I was alone each winter for eight months at a stretch in the Sierra Nevada mountains on Lake Tahoe.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck