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succeed

[suhk-seed] / səkˈsid /




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Quarterback Jaden Jefferson was left having to run for his life from the outset but used his instincts and intelligence to find ways to succeed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Following their victory, Dowden, who also has Crohn's disease, external, and Gu admitted that none of their fellow Strictly stars thought they would succeed.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

"We didn't know whether we would succeed or not, and there is always that risk. There are real stakes. I was very surprised that we were able to do this so well."

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Uganda's tempestuous army chief has once again vowed to run for president and succeed his long-ruling father, but palace intrigues are swirling as he faces a challenge from a brother-in-law.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Of course, for her plan to succeed, the shark needed help.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

If Roman succeeds, it will put scientists one step closer to a future Habitable Worlds Observatory that searches for Earth twins — and perhaps one step closer to finding our cosmic neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Mitchell’s film succeeds where others have failed because it runs on its feelings rather than its features.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

He succeeds Jenna Bromberg, who is leaving the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

And, if a project succeeds, you’ve left a paper trail that shows you were instrumental in its execution.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

“We’ve had more student transfers with insufficient records than you could imagine. We’re here to help you. And make sure that Fern succeeds in every possible way.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The royal family's main strategy has been to separate itself from Marius Borg Høiby's trial, and Ole-Jørgen Schulsrud-Hansen believes that has largely succeeded.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Previous attempts to print GRCop-42 using the lower wattages available on more common commercial machines had not succeeded.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

In 2023, a French nurse who had worked night shifts for 28 years and been exposed to radiation succeeded in having her breast cancer recognised as an occupational disease.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

There was not much point in telling people to keep overweighting the U.S. when it had already succeeded so well, and opportunities existed overseas.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Shadow had succeeded in climbing the Abbey wall.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

"I stand ready to help renew the UN Charter's foundational promise: to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

In “Buddenbrooks,” Thomas Mann depicted succeeding generations living comfortably on inherited wealth while progressively losing the hard bourgeois virtues that created it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Red Robin named Whataburger marketing chief Scott Hudler as its new chief marketing officer, succeeding interim CMO Russ Klein.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

But the coaches know they have someone passionate about succeeding.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Between 10,000 and 9000 B.C. the people living there may already have been residing year-round in villages, but they were still hunter-gatherers; crop cultivation began only in the succeeding millennium.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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