successful
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It was largely successful but resulted in the rocket being grounded after the booster suffered an uncontrolled landing in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Competition from rival Anthropic, whose Claude coding tool has been immensely successful since its launch in 2025, is intense.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
"Everton believes the panel's ruling misrepresents the clear evidence presented by its legal representatives and that an appeal will be successful."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Elon Musk, of course, runs both companies, and a successful IPO with a solid first-day gain would reflect well on Musk’s leadership.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Though there have been many successful colonial rebellions against imperial domination since the American Revolution, none had occurred before.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing successful
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