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prevail

[pri-veyl] / prɪˈveɪl /


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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

“Cautious optimism may prevail today as markets are contemplating prospects for successful cease-fire negotiations over the weekend,” Commerzbank’s Hauke Siemssen said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

He is doing what he can, after all, to ensure that peace will continue to prevail in Europe.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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