brief success
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Spencer, 40, enjoyed brief success in the fourth round when a pair of right hands connected, but Mayer reasserted herself, closing the eighth with four powerful hooks and a wide points victory looked inevitable.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
It definitely didn’t hurt when companies like Impossible and Beyond gained brief success in selling plant-based fake meat to aspiring vegetarians, or when the Biden administration approved lab-grown meat products for retail sale.
From Slate • May 9, 2024
Despite the ride-sharing program’s brief success, no one is responsible for maintaining the charging infrastructure.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023
Fans dazzled by Sampson’s brief success had trouble digesting the defeats.
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2017
He saw, too, that the Matabele had noted their brief success, and were rushing forward with redoubled energy and shouts of exultation to secure at any rate this one victim.
From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Mitford, Bertram
