succeed
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Slaughter said he found Defending Education likely to succeed on its 1st Amendment challenge, writing that the UC policy “compels speech and is viewpoint-based.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Buffett, who had said his son Howard would one day succeed him as Berkshire’s chairman, announced the news Friday in a letter to investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Will I feel better if I succeed at doing these things with consistency?
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
So what of Cooper, who many consider the frontrunner to succeed Davey?
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Prepare yourself, daughter of Pluto. If you succeed against the witch, we will meet again.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
He succeeds his former team-mate McCullum, who was sacked as Test coach earlier this summer, but remains as boss of the white-ball team.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
If the man trying to revive the Montreal Expos as an expansion team succeeds, Dan Evans is his choice for president of baseball operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
If it succeeds, GSK told investors that it plans to submit the vaccine to the FDA for an updated label in 2029 at the earliest.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
He succeeds Lynne Fitzpatrick, who was named CEO of CME Group earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Like a schoolboy, he fills his notebooks with Latin words, but he never really succeeds.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Overcoming obstacles, including poverty and racism, they succeeded in building thriving urban communities that shaped the growing city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The summit succeeded in delivering a joint declaration when divisions among members have rarely been so glaring.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
She succeeded Peter Friedlander, who left after nearly 14 years, and reports to Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As we mourn the dead from 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack to ever take place on American soil, we have to consider if he succeeded.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
They succeeded after an agonizing amount of time: five minutes.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
A succeeding chapter carries the novel across the ocean to Scotland, where a single mother named Vica, Andreas’s ex-wife, is struggling to raise their daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, Conservative county councillor Lee Scott said: "We're not opposing it, but we are in the future looking at it to see if it's succeeding and making people feel safe."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
So we put together the ultimate guide to succeeding in today’s workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Next described the decision as a "landmark victory" succeeding on the "key issue of basic pay".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Jack said, trying to climb back up the skin flap but only succeeding in slipping farther down it.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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