successful
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One lesson of the pandemic was that hotels and motels mobilized to house the unsheltered were successful in bringing people indoors who were otherwise reluctant to stay in congregate shelters or withstand involuntary hospitalizations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
O'Neill returned to Celtic - 20 years after a successful five-year stint as manager - in late October on a temporary basis following Brendan Rodgers' departure.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Eventually, a successful SpaceX IPO is a risk to many of those companies too.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
It was largely successful but resulted in the rocket being grounded after the booster suffered an uncontrolled landing in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Bless him in a good, positive, holy way so that he will be successful and bring back medicine for this ailing water monster.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing successful
Power Suffix: -ful
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