triumph
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Eventually, the robot gripped the glass by the rim, maneuvered it into place and threw its hands in the air in triumph.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
Manager Sarina Wiegman called the midfielder a "warrior" after her performance against Greece helped seal an impressive 5-0 victory to complete an 8-1 aggregate triumph.
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
Call this the triumph of false hope over experience.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 12, 2026
Ditka and the team brought triumph to Chicago in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans with a 46-10 win against the New England Patriots.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 9, 2026
“Hate to put a damper on your triumph, Shenice,” he says.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
The result was two scintillating Champions League triumphs.
From BBC β Oct. 14, 2026
As Mona discovers, the stumbles are as important as the triumphs.
From Salon β Oct. 12, 2026
Mr. Brady “couldn’t see it then,” Mr. Anderson writes, “but this reframing would become the foundation of all his future triumphs . . . and the fountainhead of all his greatest trials.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
As a situation comedy, its characters will spend their days and nights getting in and out of scrapes, enduring self-inflicted humiliations, experiencing minor triumphs; they are all a little stupid, and a little smart.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 8, 2026
Other quills will describe the triumphs of the following years.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
The film triumphed despite poor reviews and audience reception, according to analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
From Barron's β Oct. 11, 2026
But he devotes considerable attention to how Native Americans manipulated and frequently triumphed over colonists.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 18, 2026
The defendants, including “Quiet on Set” producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, triumphed under California’s anti-SLAPP law, which protects against frivolous lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 11, 2026
But despite that lack of résumé, Graham triumphed on Tuesday.
From Slate β Aug. 26, 2026
Castro did not wait, he acted — and he triumphed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Sabalenka has won three WTA titles this year, triumphing in Brisbane, Indian Wells and the Miami Open, but she has been second-best to Rybakina in the hard-court majors.
From BBC β Sep. 13, 2026
The Knicks ended up triumphing 130-93, a victory that sent the team to the NBA finals for the first time in 27 years.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 2, 2026
The team won a 6-foot aluminum pole, among other prizes, for triumphing in a Festivus-themed trivia contest last December.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 1, 2026
This kind of narrowing of the acceptable realm of conversation may have briefly led to a feeling that once marginalized groups were triumphing.
From Slate β Mar. 31, 2026
She whirled about to see her triumphing companion emerge from hiding and make for the home-tree at full speed.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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