succeeded
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The financial report is the first to come out under Joe Jordan, who succeeded Russell Weiner as Domino’s chief executive this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
McDermott, who succeeded Shaun Wane in April, has also made a major selection call at full-back.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Catchers succeeded on 59% of their 5,792 challenges — changing an umpire’s “ball” call to “strike,” while batters succeeded on only 49% of their 4,765 challenges — changing a “strike” to a “ball.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Defence barrister Chris Henley said Albadri's plan "could never ever have succeeded", adding "there was no serious risk of any harm to anybody".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
A few days later he succeeded in making fire.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
