succeeding

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“We really focus on succeeding and learning how to fail, so they can just get to the next pitch,” Inouye-Perez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“Those efforts are succeeding and it’s giving us opportunity to reconsider engaging in close proximity to implement some of the concepts...to mitigate this thing,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Luis Enrique worked with Barcelona's junior teams under Guardiola before succeeding him and winning the Champions League in 2015.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

What’s Next: The Senate is expected to vote as early as today to confirm Warsh as the next Fed chair, succeeding Jerome Powell, whose term in that role ends on Friday.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Honestly, reader, what do you think the chances are of such a small mouse succeeding in his quest?

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo