succeed
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“Lyft does well when drivers do well, and we’ll stay focused on helping drivers succeed while keeping rideshare affordable and dependable for everyone who counts on it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Dali Rajic will succeed Denise Dresser as the chief revenue officer of OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The two candidates will face off in the Nov. 3 election to succeed outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom, and took time to deliver their campaign messages at an afternoon political forum in the state capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But there is a former Real president who believes Mourinho will have to change if he is to succeed.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
I think it’s saying that people who never succeed are the ones who care about success the most.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
And, if a project succeeds, you’ve left a paper trail that shows you were instrumental in its execution.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The former securities regulator and federal prosecutor succeeds Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month, and inherits an 18-agency intelligence community shaken by leadership turnover and staff cuts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Yet “The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove” succeeds in extending a warm communal embrace to its audience, which is the ultimate aim of this mischievous and kind-hearted comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
She succeeds Margaret Anadu, a former Goldman Sachs partner who now runs a consulting firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Yet when it succeeds, it gives Sapiens immense power, because it enables millions of strangers to cooperate and work towards common goals.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
All three approaches had been tested individually before, but none had succeeded in permanently clearing the virus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
On Wednesday, he succeeded with a splash, joining Joshua Kushner to purchase the Lakers for $12.5 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The agent replied saying it had succeeded by cancelling another gym-goer's booking.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Proponents of negotiations have had difficulty getting an audience with Khamenei, who hasn’t appeared in public since he succeeded his father in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The plaintive wail which succeeded the passionate roar went to Meg’s heart, and she ran up to say beseechingly...
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The prospect of a Flintoff succeeding Stokes, after Stokes succeeded a Flintoff, as England's all-rounder is tantalising if, at this point, a long way off.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
But the coaches know they have someone passionate about succeeding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Jaissle, though, sees the club's rebuild as an opportunity to start a new cycle and mould a young, hungry side after succeeding predecessor Eddie Howe.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Departing alone from Pakistan, he tried a dozen times to cross into Europe via Greece then Bulgaria before succeeding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The recollection of about three days and nights succeeding this is very dim in my mind.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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