successor
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Labour MP Andrew Gwynne resigned as MP for Gorton and Denton citing "significant ill health" sparking an attempt by the Greater Manchester Mayor to become his successor.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
It also creates a successor fund that preserves on paper the benefits of this annuity plan and sweeps the surplus—nearly $3.9 billion by the state’s own projection—out of the fund.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Buffett retired as Berkshire CEO at the end of December, and before that he had appointed Abel as his successor at the conglomerate.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Powell’s successor, Kevin Warsh, was confirmed by the Senate this past week.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The first printed collection of Christmas carols was published in 1521 by William Caxton’s appropriately named apprentice and successor, Wynkyn de Worde.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing successor
The Giver
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The City of Ember
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