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prevail

[pri-vayl] / prɪˈveɪl /


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Logging for timber or felling trees for agriculture or mining appear to prevail in forest management in Central Africa, Nguiffo said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The moves show how Italy’s biggest banks are playing their cards to prevail in a yearslong wave of dealmaking that is shaking up the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

It also reflects on how hatred can prevail and how there’s often a tendency to blame others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But still it’s far from a sure thing that Walker’s estate will prevail.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Similar limitations on the resources accessible to existing human technology prevail in the regions of the world recently occupied by other bands.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"In order to maintain its presence, its foremost mission is to ensure that the government prevails no matter what threats are underway," Ochieng said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

They said he faced an “unrecoverable loss” since the money likely couldn’t be recouped even if he eventually prevails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The genre is varied, the casts inevitably fine and justice almost always prevails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Whoever prevails and reaches the final on 20 June will be playing for a new super-sized trophy at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

It’s a tense moment, with Marge prying and Holly just as rudely stonewalling, but Holly, as team leader, prevails.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

If the ploy works, it’s proof that they were right all along — that cooler heads prevailed and the initial controversy was an overreaction.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Also periods when volatility is extremely low and markets are highly correlated, like the conditions that prevailed during the long zero-interest rates era of the 2010s, can pose problems for this kind of investing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Breuer prevailed over Canadian Gen. Jennie Carignan, who would have been the first woman to hold the post.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

It went five sets at Marymount before unbeaten Sierra Canyon prevailed in a 15-13 fifth set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

That August, as the number of suspicious deaths continued to climb, many Osage prevailed upon Barney McBride, a wealthy fifty-five-year-old white oilman, to go to Washington, D.C., and ask federal authorities to investigate.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

"The prevailing view has been that long-term self-renewal in the blood system is primarily a property of the hematopoietic stem cells that can generate any type of blood or immune cell," said Ying.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

I thought that it was a good ending note to land on, pushing against prevailing narratives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

I’ve walked into plenty of busy restaurants where the prevailing atmosphere suggested human error was the expectation rather than the exception, and a kiosk felt like a little gift.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

In 2027, about 6% of all outstanding ARMs will reset to prevailing rates, per ICE.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

She rode the prevailing wind over the familiar mountains and rivers and beyond the Catskills into unknown territory.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George


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