successive
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At last year's French Open, Sinner held three championship points before Alcaraz fought back to win an all-time classic final for his second successive crown.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
It was both a foundational statement of principle that successive generations would invoke for varying purposes, and a physical object linking Americans with their country’s founding.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
They repeatedly grow and shrink during successive trips through the laser cavity, creating a rhythmic oscillation that resembles breathing.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Dela Rosa served as national police chief from 2016 to 2018 during the early phase of Duterte's anti-drug campaign and was elected to two successive six-year terms in the Senate after retiring from the force.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
An extraordinary medley of feelings—but it was not a medley, exactly; rather it was successive layers of feeling, in which one could not say which layer was undermost—struggled inside him.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing successive
Siddhartha
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The Joy Luck Club
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The Thing About Jellyfish
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