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successful

[suhk-ses-fuhl] / səkˈsɛs fəl /


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“They’ve gotten better, but so have we, and once the postseason comes the best teams, the most successful teams, they find ways to just continue to get better,” Rice said.

From Los Angeles Times

Sheridan assured residents last week that Metro’s tunnel safety report found that modern tunnel construction techniques were “very safe and successful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Generally he’s been working as a sound engineer and music producer, but recently he lucked into a role playing bass for a successful touring band.

From The Wall Street Journal

She decided to compete at the Olympics anyway and had a couple of successful training runs leading up to the Feb. 8 downhill competition.

From Los Angeles Times

After a successful career in the garment industry, he waded into the media business following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China.

From The Wall Street Journal