prevail
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Both players' straightforward progress through recent rounds has been founded on immense serving - and they will need to maintain those levels if they are to prevail.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026
"Oil prices are pulling back after Wednesday's sharp rally, indicating that markets still expect diplomacy to ultimately prevail and that any disruption to global energy supplies is likely to be limited."
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
Despite the Three Lions being bookmakers and statistical favourites to win at the Azteca, the conditions had led many to believe Mexico would prevail.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
While Congress did not guarantee that every one of those claims would prevail, it guaranteed a legal process for deciding them.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026
When four world-class chess players—Svetozar Gligoric, Bent Larsen, Paul Keres, and Tigran Petrosian—were asked their opinion of who would prevail, all predicted that Reshevsky would be the winner, and by a substantial margin.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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