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as in series
a series of things, people, events, or actions arranged or happening one after another
He experienced a succession of car repairs that set him back thousands of dollars.
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as in descent
the order of people in a family
The prince is third in the line of succession to the throne.
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Related Articles Their appointments complete a year of change, part of the succession planning in top management by chairman and founder Johann Rupert.
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Nov. 2024
When someone dies without a will, also known as dying intestate, a state’s intestate succession laws determine what happens to their assets.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Encouraging clients to establish clear succession plans, including educating heirs about the value and significance of the collection.
—Bymatthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
That thinking had always been that the Galaxy needed big-name players, which is why the team signed a succession of them, from David Beckham and Robbie Keane to Steven Gerrard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Nov. 2024
When someone dies without a will, also known as dying intestate, a state’s intestate succession laws determine what happens to their assets.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Encouraging clients to establish clear succession plans, including educating heirs about the value and significance of the collection.
—Bymatthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
That thinking had always been that the Galaxy needed big-name players, which is why the team signed a succession of them, from David Beckham and Robbie Keane to Steven Gerrard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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That fundraiser will also be the kickoff of a series of author and artist interviews, featuring authors who will be part of our 2025 Author Event Series featuring LGBTQIA+ authors, and artists who will be creating exclusive designs for Wolfe & Kron Books to license.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Zoë Sessums The private pool beneath the Champs-Élysées, surrounded by a series of paintings and ancient sculptures, is truly wonderful.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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Between 5,000 and 8,000 men of African descent fought in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The results are also limited by the population studied, which is primarily of European descent, said Dr. Robert Eckel, professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz medical campus and former president of the American Heart Association.Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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This could have been just a string of bald jokes, but Dismukes has a way of playing this type of character with absolute seriousness.Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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No one would usually dare to touch these hives as the bee attacks are brutal and strings acutely agonizing.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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Perpetual Calendar Chronograph | $190,000 Patek Philippe’s lineage of perpetual calendar references is legendary, beginning with the ref.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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Looking at the two other lineages of Cravalho’s mixed ancestry, less than 5% of Hawaiians identified as Irish in the most recent American Community Survey — just over 66,000.Arturo Conde, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Accounts have emerged of women giving birth to children in these prisons who've never been outside.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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More than 1,000 mothers who gave birth at Hurley Medical Center from July 2023 through June 2024 completed the survey.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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The electric vehicle maker still is shooting for a launch of its cheaper vehicle in the first half of next year and other models later in the year, the bank said after the meeting with investor relations chief Travis Axelrod.Rachael Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sightglass, which has built an investor relations platform for private markets, raised $3 million in seed funding from Base10 Partners, founder Thomas Buley tells Axios exclusively.Ryan Lawler, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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The timing of this move could not be more ideal, as the Oscar race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive, diverse and wide-open in years.Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Both retired this year rather than face tough races as independents.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Genetics and heredity may play a role, and lifestyle factors may also contribute.2 Unknown Causes of Precancerous Cells and Pancreas Tumors Risk factors are not causes.Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
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And both relied on the xenophobic logic and pseudoscientific understandings of heredity that define eugenics.Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succession. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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