triumph
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Halstead was disappointed: “The fact of the convention was the defeat of Seward rather than the nomination of Lincoln. It was the triumph of a presumption of availability over pre-eminence in intellect and unrivaled fame.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 31, 2026
“It was my own personal triumph over dyslexia. When I was drawing up the plans, I kept worrying that I would transpose numbers and screw it all up, but it came out great,” he explained.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 23, 2026
"I've gone through a logical process that every football player has to go through after an injury like this," Rodri said after Spain's triumph.
From BBC β Jul. 20, 2026
He stood right next to Reece James, clapping and smiling as the team captain hoisted the trophy in triumph and a massive celebration erupted around him.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 20, 2026
It was still fully expected that any day Franklin would return in triumph.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Anderson, the man behind such cinematic triumphs as the “Resident Evil” film franchise and “Alien vs. Predator,” both directors knew exactly how to push Neill to his most frightening limits.
From Salon β Jul. 17, 2026
While Mexico has never won a World Cup, Mexico City’s iconic Estadio Azteca has been the site of some of Argentina’s greatest soccer triumphs, notably its championship in the stirring 1986 World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 15, 2026
“Lalovavi” is Tut for “love,” which triumphs in the end.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 13, 2026
It would be football where he secured one of Qatar's biggest - and controversial - triumphs.
From BBC β Jul. 12, 2026
But Negroes’ triumphs seemed to walk hand in hand with tragedy.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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For the team that triumphed in 2010, only three of the starting XI had not been at the 2008 Euros.
From BBC β Jul. 17, 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 β Jul. 6, 2026
Canada has form in Eurovision: appearing for Switzerland, Canadian then-starlet Celine Dion triumphed in 1988 singing "Ne partez pas sans moi", launching her career internationally.
From Barron's β Jul. 1, 2026
The leaders in Tehran believe they have triumphed.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 23, 2026
Later Shirley wrote a letter to Fourth Cousin and boasted of how she had triumphed on her very first day in Brooklyn.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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For Umphenour, the story of “The Odyssey’s” release and all of the 70mm fanfare is one of preservationists triumphing over countless obstacles.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 17, 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 β 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 β Mar. 31, 2026
“Folded” has floated above it all, reaching a new peak of No. 6 in January—Toni Braxton and Brandy have both appeared on remixes—before triumphing in the best R&B song category at the Grammys.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 2, 2026
In the middle of the glade, on the chief tree, there hung an enormous copper basin, triumphing over the beaten shields.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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