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Examples of incumbency in a Sentence
Hundreds of new jobs were created during her incumbency.
the advantages of incumbency during an election
a politician seeking to keep his incumbency
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But Trump once again sacrificed the air of incumbency favored in the past by sitting presidents and remained relentlessly on offense against Biden.
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Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
The Keys gauge the big picture of a presidential term, including midterm election results, incumbency, internal nomination contests, third-party challenges, the short- and long-term economy, policy change, social unrest, scandal, and foreign and military failures and successes.
—Allan J. Lichtman, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
Pipeline operators Williams Companies and Kinder Morgan also gain due to their incumbency advantage, as there is uncertainty over whether new interstate pipelines will be built in the U.S., wrote analyst Gabriel Moreen.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
If, however, Biden withdraws, the Democrats lose the incumbency key and the contest key, absent a consensus successor.
—Allan J. Lichtman, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
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Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
The Keys gauge the big picture of a presidential term, including midterm election results, incumbency, internal nomination contests, third-party challenges, the short- and long-term economy, policy change, social unrest, scandal, and foreign and military failures and successes.
—Allan J. Lichtman, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
Pipeline operators Williams Companies and Kinder Morgan also gain due to their incumbency advantage, as there is uncertainty over whether new interstate pipelines will be built in the U.S., wrote analyst Gabriel Moreen.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
If, however, Biden withdraws, the Democrats lose the incumbency key and the contest key, absent a consensus successor.
—Allan J. Lichtman, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
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“Incumbency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incumbency. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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incumbency
noun
in·cum·ben·cy
in-ˈkəm-bən-sē 
plural incumbencies
: the time during which a person holds an office or position
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