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succeed

[suhk-seed] / səkˈsid /




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The next six weeks will determine if they’ll succeed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The team is picked on togetherness and balance, but still has the star quality to succeed.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Oil prices were edging down early on Tuesday as President Donald Trump appeared to succeed in persuading Israel and Iran to pause fighting.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“The open question,” he says, “is how many of those pilots will succeed and how many will fail.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I read the poem again with all this background information in mind, and now it seems like Emily Dickinson disapproved of people who wanted to succeed.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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