prevailing on
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The first lawsuit yielded a split decision this year, with the government winning some legal points and the company largely prevailing on tax calculations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
"Our experiments indicate that life could emerge from a very small set of molecules, under conditions such as those prevailing on volcanic islands on the early Earth," says Adriana Serrão, lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
The court found that Manson had not “demonstrated a probability of prevailing on his cause of action for defamation per se against Gore.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
She said the probability of Manson prevailing on either part was low.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
He eventually succeeded in prevailing on the authorities to withdraw the proposal.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose
