triumphant

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Kahlo depicts two sides of herself in the masterpiece—one lying bloody on a gurney after a surgery and the other sitting up, triumphant in a red, traditional dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Jordan won the Oscar, a triumphant culmination in his years-long creative partnership with “Sinners” director Ryan Coogler, who collaborated with the actor in “Black Panther,” “Creed” and “Fruitvale Station.”

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

They have expressed confidence in past U.S. missions, but been wary of taking a celebratory or triumphant tone — especially at the start of a war, amid intense fighting, as American troops are still dying.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Zegler's triumphant appearance in Jamie Lloyd's adaptation of Evita came after a shaky start to the year, when she starred in a troubled live-action remake of Snow White.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Burr had alienated Jefferson and the triumphant Republican party by his disloyalty as a vice president and had lost by a landslide in his bid to become a Federalist governor of New York.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis