suc
abbreviation
suc
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suc-
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Example Sentences
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Babylon and Nineveh and ancient Rome," cried he, "wallowed in the wealth of material prosperity, stood naked and unashamed in their perdition—and suc- cumbed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nothing could be said about the authority in this commissioning, whether it is primarily by virtue of apostolic suc- cession or by virtue of election by the pastor's contemporaries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Senator James C. Couzens, progressive ex-Mayor of Detroit and suc- cessor to Mr. Newberry, declared in a public memorandum that demagogues throughout the country are magnifying the difficulties under which railways are operating.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I knew those two children were going to be rebellious if their old man was suc- cessful at something and they decided to do the same thing," he sighs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Governments suc- ceed each other and bid for success by different devices; but the "patronage of art" is a plank, as we should say here, in every platform.
From A Little Tour in France by James, Henry
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