prevail

He thinks the value of what only humans can do will prevail.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Owen predicted that it will be a difficult fight for the plaintiffs, and the state is likely to prevail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Their coach, Murat Yakin, has the calm authority of a man who knows, with absolute certainty, that his team will prevail.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

It appears to mean serving the dictates of greed and advantage rather than those of goodness and the desire to see justice prevail in the world.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

"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

"Nobody is left out of the decision-making process and no voice is gagged. But it is her word that prevails," it reported.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Taken together, the sculptures testify to the nearly impossible challenge of rendering beauty from stone, a lesson lost when the eyes go straight to David and hindsight bias prevails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Light social conversation, designed to keep the party going, prevails.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Brighton prevailed because they created a game that was unfamiliar and unpredictable.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

It turns out that if 2007 rental conditions prevailed today, parental living would be 1.5% lower for women and 2.1% lower for men.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 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

Ronaldo also prevailed in 2013 after Portugal failed to progress beyond the World Cup play-offs, thanks largely to another remarkable individual season with Real Madrid.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Not even Hildreth’s special talent with powder prevailed.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

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

Sam Farmer makes his picks for Week 4 of the NFL season, with the Rams prevailing over the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chargers remaining winless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Backpack has won the annual Fat Bear Week competition after prevailing in what the US National Park Service called a "battle of size, skill, snack acquisition and strategic loafing".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The prevailing teaching method is to teach to the mean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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