brief success

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Spencer, 40, enjoyed brief success in the fourth round when a pair of right hands connected, but Mayer reasserted herself, closing the eighth with four powerful hooks and a wide points victory looked inevitable.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

It definitely didn’t hurt when companies like Impossible and Beyond gained brief success in selling plant-based fake meat to aspiring vegetarians, or when the Biden administration approved lab-grown meat products for retail sale.

From Slate • May 9, 2024

Despite the ride-sharing program’s brief success, no one is responsible for maintaining the charging infrastructure.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023

Fans dazzled by Sampson’s brief success had trouble digesting the defeats.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2017

For a young woman, it foretells a brilliant but brief success with admirers.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman