as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
explained that if the two required algebra semesters weren't sequential, the students would likely forget the material
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Despite a sequential loss of some 700,000 Disney+ subscribers, the direct-to-consumer division reported an operating profit of $293 million on revenues of $6.07 billion.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The brand rolled out a six-speed sequential manual gearbox option called Sportshift, for those who preferred paddles to clutch pedals.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
Earnings per share are then expected to improve in the second half of the year on both a sequential and year-over-year basis.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
The latest elite bus standard for M.2 internal SSDs is PCI Express 5.0, which promises throughput (sequential read) speeds of between 10,000MBps and 14,000MBps.
—Pcmag Staff, PCMAG, 31 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The brand rolled out a six-speed sequential manual gearbox option called Sportshift, for those who preferred paddles to clutch pedals.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
Earnings per share are then expected to improve in the second half of the year on both a sequential and year-over-year basis.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
The latest elite bus standard for M.2 internal SSDs is PCI Express 5.0, which promises throughput (sequential read) speeds of between 10,000MBps and 14,000MBps.
—Pcmag Staff, PCMAG, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Sequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequential. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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