prevail
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His approach posed threats to the Communist Party’s old guard and Zhu looked to the U.S. government to help him get China into the World Trade Organization, where international rules would prevail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Waymo must stop using two Santa Monica charging stations overnight — for now — after a judge found the city might prevail in its contentious legal fight against the self-driving taxi company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Sabato said it remained to be seen which faction of the Democratic Party would prevail.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The 21-year-old Noskova reached her first major final by withstanding Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk's second-set fightback to prevail 6-4 6-4.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I knew I should turn it off, but I kept hoping that the good guys would prevail so I wouldn’t have to go to bed with the frightening images etched in my mind.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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Lobbying is a legitimate activity, but so is making sure the national interest prevails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The genre is varied, the casts inevitably fine and justice almost always prevails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Taken together, the sculptures testify to the nearly impossible challenge of rendering beauty from stone, a lesson lost when the eyes go straight to David and hindsight bias prevails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
It has all been presided over by a no-nonsense judge who will take the jury's decision under advisement, but ultimately decides which side prevails.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“If justice prevails, would experiencing Alan’s prejudice have been worth it?”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Even in Kosovo, a case often cited for air power’s capacity to force capitulation from an adversary, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization prevailed only once a ground invasion looked imminent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Looking ahead: “The labor market is stuck in the low-hire, low-fire environment that’s prevailed since last year,” said economist Sneha Puri of the Indeed job-search site.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Still, Pelosi prevailed, by less than 4,000 votes out of nearly 108,000 cast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
But the lower house's broader approach demanding social media platforms refuse new users under 15 and suspend accounts belonging to children under that age prevailed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The woman prevailed, but another heated debate soon developed over who should do the actual handing over.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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Researchers say the finding points to a surprising mechanism and challenges the prevailing idea that chronic viral reactivation occurs mainly because of immunosuppression.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Flock Safety embodies the dishonesty that has been the prevailing theme of tech corporate communications and marketing for at least the past decade.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“The prevailing narrative is that inflation remains damningly high, but 2.5% is not that far from the Fed’s 2% goal,” said Bob Edwards, chief investment officer at Edwards Asset Management.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Due to the extremely hazardous terrain and prevailing conditions, it is unlikely that a recovery attempt will be made at this stage," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
He gave them a 30 percent chance of prevailing.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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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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