succeeded

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Those uprisings, later coined the Arab Spring, succeeded in bringing about a short democratic sojourn in Tunisia and a much briefer one in Egypt, but they also unleashed unrest.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It wasn't particularly successful, but the work he did with the players means De Zerbi has a better base to build from than had he succeeded Frank.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“We succeeded because we acted decisively—and that is exactly the kind of mindset the world needs today,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

When given a more complex version of the puzzle that it had not encountered before, the hybrid system still succeeded 78% of the time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

With every boat which we have over-hauled since then this trick has succeeded; we have had every deference shown to us, and not once any objection to whatever we chose to ask or do.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker