prevail

Example Sentences

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"The claims being made against Tim are completely false, and we will fight this to the end until the truth prevails," the lawyer, Stanton "Larry" Stein, said.

From BBC

For now, Paulson suggested that she shares the prevailing view that there is no hurry to cut rates again.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This was the key insight that allowed us to demonstrate beyond doubt that the prevailing view must be revised," says Silke Bühler-Paschen.

From Science Daily

Hedging looks “prudent when recent data is pushing back against the prevailing optimistic market narrative,” DeBusschere said.

From MarketWatch

His plan respected the prevailing view that Congress couldn’t directly fund the states.

From The Wall Street Journal