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The Belarusian Sabalenka prevailed on that occasion, fighting back from a set down to win her first Grand Slam crown.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
We filed and won two appeals to extend her time, then we prevailed on the CEO of the center to stop the discharge orders until her days ran out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
It was during the same event that he lamented that the Allies prevailed on D-Day, suggesting the 78-year-old was in one of his increasingly common moments of uninhibited honesty.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025
The USC-bound Palmer had prevailed on every occasion, including a 55-42 victory in a divisional high school championship game that was widely considered the best in Orange County history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
That spring, we had felt a certain thawing on the part of the authorities, a relaxation of the iron-fisted discipline that had prevailed on the island.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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