prevail

Example Sentences

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But if she does prevail, she granted, “I think it is because, in a very, very unstable world, people want stable leadership.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Artificial intelligence is transforming Hollywood at a pace that has sent shockwaves through creative industries, but human creativity will always prevail, a leading executive at the cutting edge of that change told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

If the local and state governments prevail, they could receive billions of dollars to go toward the rising costs of recovery from climate-fueled disasters.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

"There's still time to undo the wrong and hopefully wiser counsels will prevail," Gavaskar added.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Too many farmers had assumed, without due enquiry, that on such a farm a spirit of licence and indiscipline would prevail.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell