succeeded

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Some, and seemingly many, of these claims succeeded.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Researchers have now succeeded in creating a carbene that remains stable in water.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The league’s express purpose was to counter renewed Persian aggression, which it succeeded in doing, though in the process the cities may have exchanged one master for another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

His son Mojtaba, who succeeded him in early March, was not present on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He had surely succeeded in crossing the river, but somewhere along the watery way his memory of a mouse named Abel had leached out.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig