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successful

[suhk-ses-fuhl] / səkˈsɛs fəl /


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Members of the public who are not successful in the first ticket release will have two further chances when more tickets go on sale in October and January.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

"It has brought me immense fulfillment through three successful businesses that provide me with freedom, income and happiness," Barreto, a native of Venezuela who has lived in Florida for 15 years, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

But is it necessarily worth adding a layer of complexity to successful funds?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

He made just 10 passes in Dallas, eight of them successful.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Although sulfones are successful at arresting the disease in some patients, they don’t work for all patients, and no one knows why.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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