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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
Ding considered admission offers from universities in Singapore and the U.K. but chose Berkeley because she believed it put her in the best position to succeed professionally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
If scientists succeed, they will understand the laws of the universe.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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
“The government would make out if the company succeeds in terms of collection but founders would not be personally liable if the company somehow failed,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
His latest film succeeds because it’s not trying to make audiences say, “I like this, because it reminds me of that.”
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tewolde Gebremariam succeeds Campbell Wilson, who stepped down from the role in April.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“But if Marsha Jean succeeds in stealing the magic globe, then Florence will be flying through darkness and won’t see anything at all, and how will she help people then?”
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
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Burnham, who succeeded Sir Keir in July, made the comments at the Port Talbot steelworks, on his first official visit to Wales since he entered No 10.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
A flight attendant in France has succeeded in having her breast cancer recognised as an occupational disease, a first for the country's aviation industry, her lawyer and a trade union said.
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
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The post-Pep Guardiola era has begun at Manchester City under Enzo Maresca, while Andoni Iraola got his first taste of action as Liverpool manager after succeeding sacked Arne Slot.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"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
Prosperity’s great paradox may be its failure to teach succeeding generations how difficult it was to create, and how easily it can be lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Lores, the former CEO of HP, assumed PayPal’s top job in March after it issued a profit warning, succeeding former CEO Alex Chriss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mary gave one to each of her daughters on their wedding day with instructions that the crosses were to be passed on to the first daughter in each succeeding generation.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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