successful
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However, it is still uncertain how long the treatment will last before the lupus returns and how successful it will be when trialled in more patients.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
"For me, successful is to win. Is to win tomorrow. And win after," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
So nicely that the 1994 World Cup remains the most successful in history, averaging crowds of 68,991 a match and earning a $50-million surplus for the host committee.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The industry had lost it—not one successful new entrant in four decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Brusilov’s victory was the one successful contribution to the joint Allied offensive in 1916.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing successful
Power Suffix: -ful
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