prevail

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But after it broke inflation’s back in the 1980s, the public came to expect low inflation to prevail, limiting second-round effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

If the local and state governments prevail, they could receive billions of dollars to go toward the rising costs of recovery from climate-fueled disasters.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

"There's still time to undo the wrong and hopefully wiser counsels will prevail," Gavaskar added.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"We're seeing these crises escalate rapidly and increasingly collide in dangerous ways," he said, calling for "calmer heads to prevail".

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

But in any event Odysseus himself would reach home and although he would find trouble waiting for him, in the end he would prevail.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton