succeeding

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Berkshire has just gone through a succession at its helm, with Greg Abel succeeding Buffett as chief executive in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Chesney echoed the sentiment, saying building on the intensity and development from the spring, rather than starting again during the summer, will be key to the Bruins succeeding during the season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

The classic case came in 2012, when caretaker manager Roberto di Matteo won the Champions League and FA Cup after succeeding the sacked Andre Villas-Boas.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

In January, one trader made headlines for amassing a profit of over $400,000 after succeeding in a handful of bets on the possibility of the U.S. carrying out a military operation in Venezuela.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Then in 1927, a professor of zoology in a Texas university, Dr. H. J. Muller, found that by exposing an organism to X-radiation, he could produce mutations in succeeding generations.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson