succeeding
Example Sentences
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US Vice President JD Vance returned to his hometown Friday to campaign for Republicans in November's crucial midterm elections -- and test his own hopes of succeeding Donald Trump in 2028.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
In “Buddenbrooks,” Thomas Mann depicted succeeding generations living comfortably on inherited wealth while progressively losing the hard bourgeois virtues that created it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But the coaches know they have someone passionate about succeeding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Throughout the attempts, it was human review that stopped the agent from succeeding in delivering the malicious code to GitHub.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Several times before, I had seen boys on the land and had chased them from it, but without succeeding in getting hold of their loot.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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