succeeded

Example Sentences

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Since then, presidents have largely succeeded in hunting down and eliminating these pariahs.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2022, Hildyard said the American firm had "substantially succeeded" in its claim, but that it was likely to receive "substantially less" than the amount it claimed in damages.

From BBC

The Duterte and Marcos families both succeeded in rallying Filipinos around their respective narratives and regional affiliations - which run strong in the nation of 7,100 islands.

From BBC

They had submitted multiple proposals to observe such an event with Hubble, but timing these observations has proven extremely difficult, and previous attempts had not succeeded.

From Science Daily

It was Tudor's first win - after three defeats and a draw - since he succeeded Frank, with his position having already been in doubt after just 34 days in charge.

From BBC