winning

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They then scored a winning goal in the added time caused by the review.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Mira Costa ended Redondo Union’s 18-match winning streak and evened up the league standings, but the Mustangs gained the tiebreaker by virtue of fewer sets lost head-to-head.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

In the 1970s, as Jobs was starting a company in Silicon Valley, Cook was in Alabama winning oration contests sponsored by his local Optimist Club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The stock is down 21% from its most recent 52-week high, but is on a five-week winning streak, immediately following a six-week losing streak.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

My hopes of winning over Mrs. Brisbane’s heart crashed to the ground.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney