succeed

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To succeed, it needs more restaurants and more customers.

From Barron's

As John Maynard Keynes observed, “Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally.”

From MarketWatch

But it’s hard to deny that he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.

From Salon

In a one-page order, Lamberth wrote that Revolution Wind was likely to succeed in underlying litigation, faced "irreparable harm" without an injunction, and the venture's request was "in the public interest."

From Barron's

There’s also more on the line than usual for Messrs. Damon and Affleck, whose production company’s deal with Netflix reportedly includes performance bonuses for cast and crew, depending on how well the film succeeds.

From The Wall Street Journal