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pre·de·ces·sors

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of predecessors in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of predecessors in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of predecessors in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Vladeck:

    That order, like its predecessors dating back to the 1940s, imposes both procedural and substantive requirements on what information can properly be classified -- and how. Suffice it to say,' because I said it' is not one of the appropriate criteria for classifying national security information.

  2. Hillary Clinton:

    I, like everybody who served as secretary of state, have a unique perspective, when you leave the secretary of state office, people from all perspectives want to know, ‘ What do you think’s going on in the world ? ’ I think that’s actually a useful conversation. Like all my predecessors I gave speeches to a wide variety of groups and it was predominantly about what’s going on in the world.

  3. Christopher Cerf:

    Without intending to criticize any of my three predecessors, when I learned of the 2015 test results, I decided to address the situation differently, within an hour, I had notified state and city officials and directed staff to connect with the State Department of Environmental Protection.

  4. Paul Gauguin:

    In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary and it is they alone who are masters.

  5. Mike Chamberlain:

    However, the president and vice president are specifically exempted from the Hatch Act, the law which restricts federal employees’ engagement in partisan political activity, regardless of whether there’s an official violation, we at Protect the Public’s Trust believe that officials should be held to the same standards regardless of party or ideology and would hope that the activities of President Biden are held to the same level of scrutiny as those of any of his predecessors.

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