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Treasury yields were stable to slightly higher in Asian trade, driven by the long end of the curve, as inflation fears due to energy prices continue to prevail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

As a teenager I started to sing on street corners and I noticed that my voice was naturally potent — it could prevail over the traffic and the street noises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Despite the Three Lions being bookmakers and statistical favourites to win at the Azteca, the conditions had led many to believe Mexico would prevail.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

“The Government has not shown that it is likely to prevail on the legal arguments advanced in its stay application,” the Court said Monday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

He stayed hopeful, insistently so, convinced that some part of his vision would someday, somehow, manage to prevail.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

Former world champion Okolie said he hoped "sense prevails" as he explained the failed test came after treatment for an injury.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

In public health projects in difficult locales, theory often prevails over practice.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Looking ahead: “The labor market is stuck in the low-hire, low-fire environment that’s prevailed since last year,” said economist Sneha Puri of the Indeed job-search site.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

But the lower house's broader approach demanding social media platforms refuse new users under 15 and suspend accounts belonging to children under that age prevailed.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Argentina prevailed on penalties to provide yet more World Cup heartache for the Three Lions.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

This year the chief justice prevailed with different coalitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Penelope was strongly tempted to leave the admiral where he dangled and let Lord Fredrick and the hounds deal with him, but as usual, her kinder nature prevailed.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

"Due to the extremely hazardous terrain and prevailing conditions, it is unlikely that a recovery attempt will be made at this stage," he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Confronted with a revolutionary change in prevailing political conditions, ambitious people do one of three things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

But the 29-year-old ensured he will avoid that tag by prevailing against Italy's Flavio Cobolli in the Roland Garros final - his 41st appearance at a major.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The prevailing theory suggested that blue cones formed in the center of the retina and later migrated outward.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

It was not an unreasonable argument, but the prevailing view, with which I agreed, was that circumcision was a cultural ritual that had not only a salutary health benefit but an important psychological effect.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela