prevail
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Should the Warriors prevail they will meet No. 1-seeded and defending champion Oklahoma City in a best-of-seven series opening Sunday on the road.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
That is the federal-funds rate considered to be neither stimulative nor restrictive — what would prevail if the economy were at full employment but not overheated, with inflation stable.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
"Each side is best placed to prevail in its own game," says Mari Sako of the University of Oxford's Said Business School.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“For now, the market holds its breath, hoping for cooler heads to prevail in the Middle East,” writes Navellier Chief Investment Officer Louis Navellier.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
“You certainly will meet them if I can prevail; and I shall call on Miss Bates in my way home.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing prevail
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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