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Succession

/səˈksɛʃən/
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(noun) An act, process, or instance of succeeding:

A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.
This year typhoons comes in succession.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ of loud and mysterious noises from the attic woke us up in the middle of the quiet night today.

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