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succeed

[suhk-seed] / səkˈsid /




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The return of his body marks the start of the Tooro kingdom's official nine-day mourning period amid a growing dispute over who should succeed him.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Ford executives say the Fathom’s $30,000 price range will help it succeed where other EVs—which often cost $50,000 or more—didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

To succeed financially, renters need a system of forced savings too.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Bean said she hopes fans of “Snowfall” will allow the new show to succeed on its own terms.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

“Come on, Syd, you’ve got this,” Paris said, willing her to succeed.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Beyond shifting from a multi-cam comedy to single-cam and Brandy’s changed-up theme song, this “Different World” succeeds by maintaining a wonderfully familiar energy… like coming back home.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

If she succeeds, the Iowa transplant will be able to secure the work visa she needs to stay in her adopted England.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

She succeeds Mark Haushill, who plans to retire.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

And, if a project succeeds, you’ve left a paper trail that shows you were instrumental in its execution.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

His hand almost succeeds this time; it brushes my wrist.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

They’ve already succeeded in convincing the government to designate the Vjosa Narta river area as a national park.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

A military official within the government told AFP that the Houthis had succeeded on Saturday evening in "cutting off the road linking Taiz to Mokha."

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Kawhi Leonard’s uncle tried this with the Lakers and failed, but apparently succeeded with the Clippers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

The S&P 500’s biggest gainer was Moderna, after news in August that an experimental mRNA vaccine co-developed with Merck succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Nevertheless, his deceptions always succeeded to his heart’s desire, since he knew this aspect of the world very well.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Confectioner Hershey said Dave Hulays has been named as its new CFO, succeeding Steve Voskuil.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Is it enough to make United serious contenders after Michael Carrick took them to third place and back into the Champions League last season after succeeding Ruben Amorim in a caretaker capacity?

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Throughout Stokes' tenure as England captain, the question loomed of how anyone would eventually go about succeeding him.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Parton and my mom taught that literacy was key to succeeding — Mami regularly took us to the library, while Dolly created a nonprofit that provides free books to young children, including Spanish-language options.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Between 10,000 and 9000 B.C. the people living there may already have been residing year-round in villages, but they were still hunter-gatherers; crop cultivation began only in the succeeding millennium.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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