as in obligation
something one must do because of prior agreement
few incumbencies of her office are as distasteful to the college president as fund-raising, of which there seems to be no end
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Recent Examples of incumbency
The power of incumbency is particularly strong in Atlanta.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the incumbency advantage typically favors sitting presidents, who are more likely to win.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
At a basic level, she was saddled with the weight of incumbency at a time when people wanted change.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
There are about two dozen tossup House races, where either party could come away with the win regardless of incumbency, according to Cook Political Report as of Wednesday morning.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the incumbency advantage typically favors sitting presidents, who are more likely to win.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
At a basic level, she was saddled with the weight of incumbency at a time when people wanted change.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
There are about two dozen tossup House races, where either party could come away with the win regardless of incumbency, according to Cook Political Report as of Wednesday morning.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incumbency
Noun
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Judge Kevin Brazile refused to grant CBS an injunction, finding that Sony is likely to prevail on its claim that CBS has failed to live up to its contractual obligations.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jurors will be told Weinstein has no obligation to testify in his own defense.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Homebuilders warn that tariffs and other charges (including the potential doubling of existing duties on Canadian lumber) on softwood lumber and other materials could further exacerbate the housing affordability crisis.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The administration, early Wednesday, levied a 104 percent import tax on the nation after China imposed a 34 percent reciprocal tariff on the U.S. following the president’s announcement of new duties last week.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The strategy is straightforward: invest at least $2,000 in a company's stock to gain shareholder rights, then submit resolutions pushing for corporate responsibility.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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That allowed companies to get out of the pension business, but gave employees more responsibility over their retirement funds.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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In addition to the poverty guidelines, the office maps out how much Medicaid money goes to each state and reviews all regulations developed by HHS agencies.—
Arthur Allen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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My office was congressionally mandated and statutorily required.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Some committee members have indicated that Southington doesn’t need a bus system, that micro transit services (small buses offering door to door service) would be sufficient to satisfy the public transportation needs of Southington’s residents.—
George Pohorilak,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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Steve understands her needs as a patient, but not as a woman.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Despite some lofty promises from Chrissy and people’s overall wariness of Mitch and his story, the opportunity to eliminate Sai was just too tempting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Just as QAnon offered promises of a Great Awakening, in which the deep state was vanquished and the truth of the evils of the global elite cabal was revealed, the tariffs also offer the promise of an imagined utopia.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Incumbency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incumbency. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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