succeeding

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Miels, who was previously GSK’s chief commercial officer before succeeding former CEO Emma Walmsley, said the company’s oncology and business-development teams had been following Nuvalent for more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We really focus on succeeding and learning how to fail, so they can just get to the next pitch,” Inouye-Perez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

But all over the country, community-level organizations have been succeeding in blocking data-center projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

For now, they remain hopeful of succeeding in their survival fight, even if it looks from the outside as though it is an impossible task.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

It was clear that he was getting better and better with each succeeding game, his fumbling, bumbling performance in the season opener a laughable memory.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger