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What customary phrase was whispered over and over to a victorious Roman general during his triumph parade?

triumph

[trahy-uhmf, -uhmf] / ˈtraΙͺ Ι™mf, -ʌmf /






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Her Oscars triumph was also the night of the notorious Will Smith-Chris Rock on-stage slap, which overshadowed coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

He made plain in his book that the triumph of Western liberal democracy was far from complete, even as he asserted that it was the high point of mankind’s ideological evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

It was his second Champions League triumph, after Porto in 2004, and the final match of his Inter reign.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

She said she had reported him to authorities and cast the episode as a personal triumph after their falling-out.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Daniel shouted triumphantly, but that was when one of Daniel’s moms saw what he’d done and the triumph ended right there.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

He frequently wrote Facebook posts about Rasuwagadhi’s trials and triumphs, and wanted to revive it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

As a situation comedy, its characters will spend their days and nights getting in and out of scrapes, enduring self-inflicted humiliations, experiencing minor triumphs; they are all a little stupid, and a little smart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Davis’s public triumphs as a Heisman winner, All-American and the No. 1 pick in the 1962 National Football League draft stand beside Owens’s as proof that talent and character transcend bigotry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

"I'm so grateful that I am able to share my triumphs, most especially my recent run at Wimbledon, with the country," Eala said at the reception.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

She wanted her record to reflect not only her triumphs, but also her hidden struggles.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Villa won but could have drawn - or equally triumphed more handsomely - during a game which went from comfortable to edgy to relief.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

But despite that lack of résumé, Graham triumphed on Tuesday.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Two or three years after “talking pictures” were introduced to the general public in 1927, they had triumphed absolutely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Mexico lost to England 3-2 in the World Cup Sunday night, yet thousands of Mexican Americans across Southern California took to the streets as if their team had triumphed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

His predecessor, being a less well-balanced man, came to an evil end as shall be reported, but Alfred has triumphed over his environment and has brought his environment up with him.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

He has reached at least the semi-finals in six of the past seven Slams, but has not gone all the way since triumphing at the 2023 US Open.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The Knicks ended up triumphing 130-93, a victory that sent the team to the NBA finals for the first time in 27 years.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

This kind of narrowing of the acceptable realm of conversation may have briefly led to a feeling that once marginalized groups were triumphing.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026

Beethoven’s music improves Goethe, extracting its humanity and frailty, and Dudamel’s performance probed its profound inevitability of good triumphing over evil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

He was terrified of the Wart, not triumphing, and he must slay.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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