prevailed
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Scarcely any residents had returned and a catatonic gloom prevailed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
It turns out that if 2007 rental conditions prevailed today, parental living would be 1.5% lower for women and 2.1% lower for men.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Breuer prevailed over Canadian Gen. Jennie Carignan, who would have been the first woman to hold the post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It went five sets at Marymount before unbeaten Sierra Canyon prevailed in a 15-13 fifth set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
A strange stillness prevailed over the scene as the stentorian thunder of bombardment yielded to the minuscule cries and commands of distant voices.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
